Citation Act No. 79 of 1961 Date commenced 7 July 1961 | Date assented to 30 June 1961 Date repealed 29 July 1977 | |
Enacted by Parliament of South Africa Administered by Minister of Bantu Administration and Development | ||
The Urban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961, formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa. It replaced the Advisory Boards created earlier by the Natives Urban Areas Act of 1923, and permitted democratic election of new municipal councils with African chairmen which were assigned some administrative duties.
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Urban Bantu Councils Act, 1961 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA