Population Registration Act, 1950

The Population Registration Act, Act No. 30/1950 ( German about: Population Registration Act ) was a law passed in 1950 by the South African apartheid government, which had a comprehensive population registration with new identity documents for all residents of South Africa to target. To its implementation and data collection methods according to the Census Act of 1910 ( Act No. 2/1910 ) were used. Occurred on 7 July 1950 in force and served to further expand the racial segregation policy.

General

The Population Registration Act was formed together with the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (enacted in 1949) and the Immorality Act ( 1950 expands the already enacted law in 1927 and 1957 re- tightened ) a basic law with discriminatory under the policy of apartheid.

The jurisdiction of this law lay with the Ministry of Interior. The delegated technical authority was Director of Census.

The Population Registration Act was repealed by the South African Parliament on 17 June 1991.

Significant Laws content

The concern was a categorization of the population and the related issue of an identity card, the identity card ( roughly equivalent to the identity card ), including an identification number ( identity number ) in accordance with section 6 of the Act. The legal definition of the term " alien" has been adopted ( 1/1937 Act No.. ) Based on the Aliens Act.

Section 5

According to section 5 of this Act every South African was classified according to an "ethnic group or another ." The law saw three different people groups: White, Coloured and Native, in the original " ... white person, a colored person or a native, .... ".

A description and definition of the " classification " of the groups Coloureds and Natives was the Governor - General by notification in the Official Gazette ( Gazette ), including subsequent modifications. The inhabitants called the Natives were already defined in Section 1 (X), according to which each person a " native race or tribe of Africa" ​​fell under this designation. The group of Coloureds was later further subdivided to distinguish even residents of Asian descent. They are known as Cape Malays, Griquas, Indians, Chinese, or " Cape Coloureds ".

Section 7

According to section 7, the following persons information was collected or demanded:

Referred to in paragraph 1 for white and colored ( coloreds )

  • Full name, gender, and principal residence
  • Classification according to section 5
  • Birthday and place of birth
  • Citizenship or nationality
  • Marital status
  • In the case of an election authority after the Electoral Consolidation Act (No. 46/1946 ) of the constituency and the constituency
  • The entry date, if the person was not born in South Africa
  • A recent passport photo, provided the person has not yet reached the age of 16
  • The identity number

Of paragraph 2 for virgin (meaning black )

  • Full name, gender, and the district of the main residence
  • Citizenship or nationality, ethnic group or other group and the tribal affiliation
  • Dates of birth, if not known, the presumed date or year, as well as the place of birth, if not known, the respective district
  • Marital status
  • The entry date, if the person was not born in South Africa
  • A recent passport photo, provided the person has not yet reached the age of 16, and if it is not a South African citizen, his fingerprints
  • The identity number

Section 8

In section 8 was determined that in every district administrative office a copy of the official list of inhabitants was publicly unmount. It contained the following personal details:

  • Name, gender, and primary residence, in the case of black people in the district of usual stay
  • The classification according to Section 5
  • Citizenship or nationality
  • In the case of an election authority after the Electoral Consolidation Act (No. 46/1946 ) of the constituency and the constituency
  • The identity number

Section 13

In section 13 has been described, which information should include the identity map. Two identification cards were distinguished, one for white and colored, and another for blacks.

Referred to in paragraph 1 for white and colored ( coloreds )

  • Name and Gender
  • Classification according to section 5
  • Citizenship or nationality
  • Identity number
  • The passport photo
  • Date of issue of identity card

Of paragraph 2 for virgin (meaning black )

  • Name and Gender
  • The ethnic or other group membership and tribal affiliation, in the case of foreign citizens citizenship or nationality
  • Identity number
  • The passport photo and in the case of foreign citizens, the fingerprints
  • Date of issue of identity card
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