Natives Land Act, 1913
1913 South African law on land acquisition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Natives Land Act, 1913 (subsequently renamed Bantu Land Act, 1913 and Black Land Act, 1913; Act No. 27 of 1913) was an Act of the Parliament of South Africa that was aimed at regulating the acquisition of land. It largely prohibited the sale of land from whites to blacks and vice-versa.
Natives Land Act, 1913 | |
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Parliament of South Africa | |
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Citation | Act No. 27 of 1913 |
Enacted by | Parliament of South Africa |
Royal assent | 16 June 1913 |
Commenced | 19 June 1913 |
Repealed | 30 June 1991 |
Administered by | Minister of Native Affairs |
Repealed by | |
Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act, 1991 | |
Related legislation | |
Native Trust and Land Act, 1936 | |
Status: Repealed |
Economic interests, political influence and racial prejudices were main contributors to the introduction of the Native's Lands Act. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica:[1] "The Natives’ Land Act of 1913 defined less than one-tenth of South Africa as Black “reserves” and prohibited any purchase or lease of land by Blacks outside the reserves. The law also restricted the terms of tenure under which Blacks could live on white-owned farms."