&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Question_book-new.svg){kind=small} | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2022) |
| Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_(1932%E2%80%932000).svg) | |
| Parliament of South Africa | |
| |
| Citation | Act 200 of 1993 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of South Africa |
| Assented to | 25 January 1994 |
| Commenced | 27 April 1994 |
| Repealed | 4 February 1997 |
| Repeals | |
| Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983 | |
| Repealed by | |
| Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Interim Constitution was the fundamental law of South Africa from during the first non-racial general election on 27 April 1994 until it was superseded by the final constitution on 4 February 1997. As a transitional constitution it required the newly elected Parliament to also serve as a constituent assembly to adopt a final constitution. It made provision for a major restructuring of government as a consequence of the abolition of apartheid. It also introduced an entrenched bill of rights against which legislation and government action could be tested, and created the Constitutional Court with broad powers of judicial review.