Citation Act No. 69 of 1955 Date commenced 1 February 1956 | Date of Royal Assent 24 June 1955 Date repealed 17 February 1966 | |
Enacted by Parliament of South Africa Administered by Minister of the Interior | ||
The Group Areas Development Act, 1955 (Act No. 69 of 1955; subsequently renamed the Community Development Act, 1955), formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa. It was enacted to help effect the purpose of the Group Areas Act of 1950, namely to exclude non-Whites from living in the most developed areas, which were restricted to Whites. It was later replaced by the Community Development Act of 1966.
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