Circular relating to the prevention of Illegal Squatting Act of 1951 which prohibited the creation and occupation of almost all informal housing
archiveREF R-0112175Revised
Archive record
Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Act: Punitive Squatting Act signed: 9 February 1989
- Origin date
- 1989
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Act: Punitive Squatting Act signed: 9 February 1989 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0112175
South African History Online (2016) 'Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Act: Punitive Squatting Act signed: 9 February 1989 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0112175 (Accessed: 29 July 2026).
South African History Online, Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Act: Punitive Squatting Act signed: 9 February 1989 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0112175, (accessed 29 July 2026).
"Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Act: Punitive Squatting Act signed: 9 February 1989 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0112175. Accessed 29 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Act: Punitive Squatting Act signed: 9 February 1989 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0112175.
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