Natives Resettlement Act, 1954

Natives Resettlement Act, 1954
Parliament of South Africa
  • Act to provide for the removal of natives from any area in the magisterial district of Johannesburg or any adjoining magisterial district and their settlement elsewhere, and for that purpose to establish a board and to define its functions; and to provide for other incidental matters.
CitationAct No. 19 of 1954
Enacted byParliament of South Africa
Royal assent4 June 1954
Commenced1 August 1954
Repealed1 April 1984
Administered byMinister of Native Affairs
Repealed by
Black Communities Development Act, 1984
Status: Repealed

The Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954, formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa. It permitted the removal of blacks from any area within and next to the magisterial district of Johannesburg by the South African government. This act was designed to remove blacks from Sophiatown to Meadowlands.[1]

  1. ^ "The Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954 is passed". South African History Online. Retrieved 1 February 2021.