The Act was to provide for the removal of natives from any area in the magisterial district of Johannesburg or any adjoining magisterial district and their settlement elsewhere, and for that purpose to establish a board and to define its functions and to provide for other incidental matters
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Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954

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

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113207
South African History Online (2016) 'Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113207 (Accessed: 27 July 2026).
South African History Online, Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113207, (accessed 27 July 2026).
"Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113207. Accessed 27 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113207.
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