The Act was to consolidate and amend the laws relating to brothels and unlawful carnal intercouse and other acts in relation thereto
Archive record
Immorality Act, Act No 23 of 1957

- Origin date
- June 1995
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Immorality Act, Act No 23 of 1957. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113212
South African History Online (2016) 'Immorality Act, Act No 23 of 1957', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113212 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Immorality Act, Act No 23 of 1957 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113212, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Immorality Act, Act No 23 of 1957." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113212. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Immorality Act, Act No 23 of 1957." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113212.
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Letter from Barney Pityana to Neville Curtis
Oudtshoorn, Western Cape
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