Laws on Plural Relations and Development 16 of 1979

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16 of 1979

The Laws on Plural Relations and Development 16 of 1979 intends:

  • to amend the Black Land Act, 1913 [repealed in June 1991], so as to transfer certain powers from the State President to the Minister of Plural Relations and Development;
  • to amend the Development Trust and Land Act, 1936 [repealed in June 1991], so as
    • to change, in respect of the Orange Free State and the Cape of Good Hope, the maximum extent of land that may be held by the Trust at any time;
    • to transfer certain powers from the State President to the Minister; and
    • to extend the meaning of the word "Minister";
  • to amend the Blacks (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act, 1945 [repealed in July 1986], so as
    • to further define the requirements for certain exemptions; and
    • to delete references to the Black services levy fund and to prescribe the manner in which the balance of moneys in that fund shall be applied;
  • to repeal the Black Services Levy Act, 1952; 
  • to amend the Promotion of Black Self-government Act, 1959 [repealed in January 1994], so as to substitute the South-Ndebele national unit for the Tswana national unit;
  • to amend the Black States Constitution Act, 1971 [repealed in January 1994], so as
    • to empower legislative assemblies to amend or repeal certain laws of the State President; and
    • to provide that sales tax shall be an additional source of the revenue fund of an area for which a legislative assembly has been established;
  • to amend the Contributions in respect of Black Labour Act, 1972 [repealed in July 1986], so as to delete the prescribed limitations on contributions and to vest the Minister with the power to prescribe matters in connection with the appropriation of part of contributions; and
  • to provide for incidental matters.

Commencement

21 March 1979

Amendments

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