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Black Land Act No.27
prohibited Blacks from owning land outside of designated areas. It Constricted the majority of the South African population to own only 7.5% of the land. -
The Natives (Urban Areas) Act 1923
Restricted the cities and its amenities to whites. It lead to the destruction and removal of black areas near cities such as Sophiatown. -
Industrial Conciliation Act 1924 No.11
This law allowed for the legal registration of White Unions but not Black ones. It created opportunities for Blacks to be exploited in the workforce because of the lack of representation. -
Black (Native) Administration Act No.38
Stated that whenever it " deemed expedient" the minister can remove any tribe or individual province remove to another place in South Africa. This could create a division of family and loss of work and livelihood. -
Representation of Blacks Act No.12
Removed blacks from the electoral rolls ( with exception of coloured blacks from the cape province). The impact of this law was one in multiple laws that slowly started to strip away the economic and social representation of the blacks. -
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act No.55
Prohibited the marriages of whites and non-whites. This law was actually enforced and the private lives of blacks were disturbed when police burst into their homes to " find them in the act." -
Population Act of 1950 No.30
Required people to register and identify in one of the four racial groups. This impacted in the creation of a national population registry, which gave the government the numbers on non-whites which influenced Grand Apartheid. -
Reservation of Seperate Amentities Act No.49
This law granted permission to have separate amenities for whites. Unlike in America there were no separate amenities for blacks so the majority of the South African population couldn't enjoy many basic services. ( ie. restaurants) -
Extension of University Education Act No.45
This was passed after the Bantu Education Act of 1953 and allowed a chance for a college education. However, they were still separate and the education wasn't the same as the whites. -
Black Labour Act No.67
It consolidated the laws regulating the recruiting, employment, accommodation, feeding and health conditions of black laborers, which created a strong regulation of blacks in the workforce.
