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Aliens Control Act, 1973

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Citation
  
Act No. 40 of 1973

Date commenced
  
23 May 1973

Date assented to
  
16 May 1973

Date repealed
  
1 October 1991


Enacted by
  
Parliament of South Africa

The Aliens Control Act No 40 of 1973 of South Africa led to the exemption of the racial group of Indians from the need to obtain permits for travel between provinces. However, in terms of provincial legislation at the time, Indians were not allowed to stay in the Orange Free State and parts of northern Natal for more than a brief period unless prior permission had been obtained.

Repeal

The laws prohibiting Indians from residing in the Orange Free State and northern Natal, from which the Aliens Control Act had granted an exemption, were themselves repealed in 1986. The act was repealed by section 60 of the Aliens Control Act, 1991.

References

Aliens Control Act, 1973 Wikipedia