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Native Urban Areas Act No 21
This Act required the local authority to watch over blacks in a specific urban area. Advisory boards regulated the black population in this area and removed blacks that were not employed. -
Representation of Blacks Act No 12
Blacks in the cape were no longer permitted to vote in the common roll. They were placed in a separate roll. Blacks were represented by white senators. -
Natives Consolidation Act No 25
This act controlled the influx of black males in urban areas. Blacks who lived idle lives and did not have jobs, or blacks who committed certain offences could be removed from cities. -
Suppression of Communism Amendment Act No 50
This act considered conspiring to overthrow the government or involvement in acts of Communism as terrorism against the state. -
Extension of University Education Act No 45
This act permitted the Minister of Bantu Education to create separate universities for blacks to attend. Blacks were prohibited from attending the University of Cape Town and the University of Witwatersrand. This resulted in blacks receiving less education than whites. -
Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act No 52
This act prohibited people from entering an urban area or building without the owner's permission or without a lawful reason. Magistrates had the authority to remove squatters from urban areas and destroy their belongings. -
Black Laws Amendment Act No 54
This act forced ALL black people over the age of 16 to carry pass books. Blacks were not permitted to stay in cities longer than 72 hours unless they had permission from the government. The power of authorities expanded in that they could ban blacks that were "idle or undesirable" even if they were lawfully permitted to be in the cities. -
Black Labour Relations Regulation Act No 48
This act prohibited blacks from being members of registered unions. It was also illegal for blacks to participate in strikes and lock-outs. -
Riotous Assemblies Act No 17
This act banned blacks from gathering in public places unless given permission from the Minister of Justice. Blacks could be bannished if they violated this act. -
General Law Amendment Act No 76
This act expanded the President of the State's power to declare organizations unlawful. Social gatherings and having more than one visitor at a time could now be banned.
