Group Areas Development Act, 1955
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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.
Content of the Act
The following is a brief description of the sections of the Natives Resettlement Act:
Section 1
Defined the meanings of common words within the Act.
Section 2
Defined the name of the Board as the Group Areas Development Board and in the legal form of a body corporate. It would also be liable for no tax.
Section 3
Defined the Board size as no more than six members and chairman appointed by the Governor-General. A member each was nominated by the Minister of Interior, Finance, Native Affairs and Land.
Section 4
Defines the length of time of a Board member's tenure and what grounds terminate that tenure.
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