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The acts made breaching a contract of employment illegal. Drunkenness, desertion, and negligence were also made illegal when working.
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Blacks were prohibited from owning or renting land outside of reserves, which consisted of about 7% of the land in the country.
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Prohibited extra-marital affairs between blacks and whites
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Gave South African public officials the ability order any individual black person, family, or community to move from one place to another in South Africa without any prior warning.
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Expanded black reserves and allowed the removal of 'black spots,' which where black owned lands surrounded by white owned land.
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Allowed areas to be designated to one particular racial group or tribe.
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The law required people to be registered from birth with one of four racial groups
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Required all black people over the age of 16 to carry a pass, and restricted black people to only 72 hours in an urban area per visit.
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Formalized the segregation of education and the creation of ethnically specific curriculum.
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Required all black persons to become citizens of designated, self governing territorial authorities. Black people are also denied South African nationality and the right to work.
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Redefined the words 'gathering' to include any number of people as well as the word 'public' to mean any area in order prevent anti-apartheid assembly.