Apatheid Laws Timeline - Juhi Patel

  • Black Land Act

    Black Land Act
    Blacks were prohibited from owning or renting any land outside of their assigned reserve.
  • Native (Black) Urban Areas Act

    Native (Black) Urban Areas Act
    Local authorities were solely responsible for all blacks in their area. Native Advisory Boards controlled the populations by evicting people who didn't work there.
  • Immortality Act No. 5

    Immortality Act No. 5
    Under this law, extra-marital intercourse between blacks and whites was considered illegal.
  • Development Trust and Land Act No. 18

    Development Trust and Land Act No. 18
    This act expanded the number of Bantustans to 13 which was 6% percent of South African land. It sought to eliminate "black spots" which was land owned by blacks that surrounded land owned by whites.
  • Black (Natives) Laws Amendment No. 46

    Black (Natives) Laws Amendment No. 46
    This law prohibited blacks from buying any land from non-whites unless it was consented by a Governor-General
  • Native (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act No. 25

    Native (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act No. 25
    Black men could be removed from urban areas if they weren't employed in the area or if they had committed an offense that deemed them unfit to be in the area.
  • Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act

    Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
    Marriage between whites and non-whites was completely prohibited.
  • Group Areas Act

    Group Areas Act
    Assigned certain areas that only one racial group was allowed to use. This act also made it illegal for someone of one race to live in a homeland assigned to a different race.
  • Black Labor Regulation Act

    Black Labor Regulation Act
    Amendment of the Industrial Conciliation Act of 1937 to exclude blacks from being workers in unions. The law also made any kind of strikes illegal.
  • Black Labor Act No. 67

    Black Labor Act No. 67
    Created laws that regulated employment, hiring, accommodation, food, and health conditions of black workers.