Apartheid Laws

By arblaha

  • Black Land Act No 27

    Prohibited blacks from owning or renting land outside of their designated reserves.

  • Immorality Act No 5

    Intercourse outside of marriage became prohibited between whites and blacks.

  • Aliens Act No 1

    Restricted and regulated the entry of certain aliens into the Union and regulated the right of any person to assume a surname.

  • Natives (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act No 56

    Introduced influx control: applicable to black males only. People who were deemed to be leading idle/dissolute lives or who had committed certain specified offences could be removed from an urban area.

  • Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act No 55

    Prohibited marriages between whites and members of other racial groups.

  • Immorality Amendment Act No 21

    Extended the 1927 Immorality Act to all black people - including coloreds and Asians

  • Population Registration Act No 30

    Required people to be identified and registered from birth to belong to one of four distinct racial groups.

  • Group Areas Act No 41

    Provided for areas to be declared for exclusive use of one particular racial group. People began to live in areas based on color.

  • Black Building Workers Act No 27

    Prohibited blacks from performing skilled work in the building industry in white urban areas,

  • Criminal Law Amendment Act No 8

    Made civil disobedience punishable with a three-year jail sentence.