The Act was to provide for the establishment of certain Bantu authorities and to define their functions, to abolish the Natives Representative Council, to amend the Native Affairs Act, 1920, and the Representation of Natives Act, 1936, and to provide for other incidental matters.
archiveREF R-0113197Revised
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Bantu Authorities Act, Act No 68 of 1951
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- July 1990
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Bantu Authorities Act, Act No 68 of 1951. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0113197
South African History Online (2016) 'Bantu Authorities Act, Act No 68 of 1951', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0113197 (Accessed: 24 July 2026).
South African History Online, Bantu Authorities Act, Act No 68 of 1951 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0113197, (accessed 24 July 2026).
"Bantu Authorities Act, Act No 68 of 1951." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0113197. Accessed 24 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Bantu Authorities Act, Act No 68 of 1951." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0113197.
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