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This act made it so blacks couldn't own or even rent land that was outside of their specific reserves. At this time, this was only approximately 7 percent of the land. It was primarily to keep the good land for the whites.
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Blacks couldn't vote on the normal ballot and had to vote on a separate one. This meant that they ended up being represented by only white senators that were reserved for only them although they didn't look out for their best interest.
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Certain people were not allowed into the country. Also, certain people were now not allowed to have a surname. This was, interestingly enough, targeting the Jewish population that were fleeing Europe.
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This kept blacks from getting land from non-blacks in urban areas. They were required to get the okay from the Governor-General. This kept the population in the cities down to the number needed for labor.
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This meant that whites could not marry anyone that was not white. They couldn't marry other racial groups.
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Anyone who conspired to overthrow the government was committing a crime. Also, if you ever thought those ideas you were also in violation of the law.
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This got rid of passes but it added a new problem, passbooks. Instead of carrying a single pass, one had to carry an entire book that documented every single bit of their past.
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Segregation of education was not only allowed but encouraged. This allowed the beginning of the Bantu Education Act.
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Blacks would be removed from their townships and forced into their reserves. This allowed the massive resettlement of entire towns to take place.
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Colleges would only serve one ethnic group and reserved to right to serve no blacks. Black students needed a permit to go to several colleges.
