The Act was to provide for the establishment of urban Bantu councils, the conferring on certain Bantu of civil and criminal jurisdiction in urban areas, the establishment of community guards in certain areas, and matters incidental thereto, and to amend the Natives (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act, 1945
archiveREF R-0113218Revised
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Urban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961
- Origin date
- October 1993
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Urban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113218
South African History Online (2016) 'Urban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113218 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Urban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113218, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Urban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113218. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Urban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113218.
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