# List of acts of the Parliament of South Africa, 1950–1959

This is a list of acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted in the years 1950 to 1959.
South African acts are uniquely identified by the year of passage and an act number within that year. Some acts have gone by more than one short title in the course of their existence; in such cases each title is listed with the years in which it applied.

## 1950

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1950 |
| 2 | General Loans Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 3 | Part Appropriation Act, 1950 |
| 4 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1948–1949) Act, 1950 |
| 5 | Iron and Steel Industry Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 6 | Electricity Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 7 | South African Mutual Life Assurance Society Amendment (Private) Act, 1950 |
| 8 | Atomic Energy Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 9 | Railways and Harbours Part Appropriation Act, 1950 |
| 10 | Second Additional Appropriation Act, 1950 |
| 11 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1950 |
| 12 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1950 |
| 13 | Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 14 | Land Surveyors' Registration Act, 1950 |
| 15 | Asiatic Land Tenure Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 16 | Privy Council Appeals Act, 1950 |
| 17 | Rand Water Board Statutes (Private) Act, 1950 |
| 18 | Aviation Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 19 | Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys (Private) Act, 1950 |
| 20 | Administrators' Powers (Validation) Act, 1950 |
| 21 | Immorality Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 22 | Copyright Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 23 | Olifantsnek Irrigation District Adjustment Act, 1950 |
| 24 | Breede River Conservation District Adjustment Act, 1950 |
| 25 | Fishing Industry Development Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 26 | Cape Town Foreshore Act, 1950 |
| 27 | Geneva General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 28 | Government Villages Act, 1950 |
| 29 | War Measures Continuation Act, 1950 |
| 30 | Population Registration Act, 1950 |
| 31 | Financial Relations Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 32 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1950 |
| 33 | Customs Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 34 | Excise Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 35 | Income Tax Act, 1950 |
| 36 | Finance Act, 1950 |
| 37 | Companies Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 38 | Dairy Industry Control Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 39 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 40 | Klipfontein Organic Products Corporation Act, 1950 |
| 41 | Group Areas Act, 1950 |
| 42 | Silicosis Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 43 | Rents Act, 1950 |
| 44 | Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 (before 1976) Internal Security Act, 1950 (after 1976) |
| 45 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1950 |
| 46 | Natal Native High Court Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 47 | Public Servants (Temporary Employees) Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 48 | Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Seeds and Remedies Amendment Act, 1950 |
| 49 | Appropriation Act, 1950 |

## 1951

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | Electricity Supply Commission Loan Agreement Act, 1951 |
| 2 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1951 |
| 3 | General Loans Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 4 | Coinage Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 5 | Workmen's Compensation Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 6 | Natural Oil Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 7 | AVBOB Mutual Assurance Society Incorporation (Private) Act, 1951 |
| 8 | Jury Lists Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 9 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1951 |
| 10 | Second Additional Appropriation Act, 1951 |
| 11 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1951 |
| 12 | Part Appropriation Act, 1951 |
| 13 | Children's (Amendment) Act, 1951 |
| 14 | Liquor Law Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 15 | Special Schools Amendment Act, 1951 (before 1960) Special Education Amendment Act, 1951 (after 1960) |
| 16 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1951 |
| 17 | Blind Persons Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 18 | Kopjes Irrigation Settlement Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 19 | Jury Trials Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 20 | Police Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 21 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1949–1950) Act, 1951 |
| 22 | Fishing Industry Development Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 23 | Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 24 | South African Tourist Corporation Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 25 | Scientific Research Council Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 26 | Merchandise Marks Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 27 | Native Building Workers Act, 1951 (before 1964) Bantu Building Workers Act, 1951 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Building Workers Act, 1951 (after 1978) |
| 28 | Apprenticeship Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 29 | Copyright Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 30 | University of South Africa Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 31 | Base Mineral Investigation Act, 1951 |
| 32 | Explosives Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 33 | Standards Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 34 | Crawfish Export Amendment Act, 1951 (before 1953) Rock Lobster Export Amendment Act, 1951 (after 1953) |
| 35 | Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 36 | Agricultural Produce Export Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 37 | Registration of Pedigree Livestock Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 38 | Training of Artisans Act, 1951 |
| 39 | Expropriation (Establishment of Undertakings) Act, 1951 |
| 40 | Industrial Development Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 41 | Banking Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 42 | Land Bank Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 43 | Saldanha Bay Water Supply Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 44 | Defence Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 45 | Marketing Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 46 | Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951 |
| 47 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 48 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1951 |
| 49 | Railway Construction Act, 1951 |
| 50 | Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 51 | Public Accountants' and Auditors' Act, 1951 |
| 52 | Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, 1951 |
| 53 | Rents Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 54 | Public Servants' (Temporary Employees and Re-appointments) Act, 1951 |
| 55 | South-West Africa Affairs Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 56 | Finance Act, 1951 |
| 57 | Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 |
| 58 | Removal of Restrictions in Townships Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 59 | Transfer Duty Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 60 | Death Duties Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 61 | Excise Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 62 | Customs Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 63 | Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 64 | Income Tax Act, 1951 |
| 65 | War Measures Continuation Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 66 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 67 | Companies Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 68 | Bantu Authorities Act, 1951 (before 1978) Black Authorities Act, 1951 (after 1978) |
| 69 | Appropriation Act, 1951 |
| 70 | Parliamentary Service Pensions Act, 1951 (before 1958) Parliamentary Service and Administrators' Pensions Act, 1951 (after 1958) |
| 71 | Diplomatic Privileges Act, 1951 |
| 72 | Stock Exchanges Control Amendment Act, 1951 |
| 73 | Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1951 |

## 1952

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | State Lands Disposal Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 2 | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, (Private) Act Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 3 | Radio Act, 1952 |
| 4 | Financial Relations Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 5 | Public Holidays Act, 1952 |
| 6 | Southern Suburbs of Cape Town Water Supply Act Amendment (Private) Act, 1952 |
| 7 | The Durban Waterworks Additional Borrowing Powers (Private) Act, 1952 |
| 8 | Defence Special Equipment Account Act, 1952 |
| 9 | Part Appropriation Act, 1952 |
| 10 | Land Bank Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 11 | Coinage Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 12 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1952 |
| 13 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1950–1951) Act, 1952 |
| 14 | Railway Construction Act, 1952 |
| 15 | Railways and Harbours Part Appropriation Act, 1952 |
| 16 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1952 |
| 17 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1952 |
| 18 | Atomic Energy Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 19 | Precious Stones Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 20 | Fishing Industry Development Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 21 | Expropriation Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 22 | Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 23 | Cape Masters and Servants Act Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 24 | Prevention of Illegal Squatting Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 25 | Higher Education Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 26 | Public Service Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 27 | Motor Vehicle Insurance Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 28 | Advertising on Roads and Ribbon Development Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 29 | Standards Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 30 | Post Mortem Examinations and Removal of Human Tissues Act, 1952 |
| 31 | War Measures Continuation Act, 1952 |
| 32 | General Law Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 33 | Criminal Sentences Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 34 | Broadcasting Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 35 | High Court of Parliament Act, 1952 |
| 36 | South African Tourist Corporation Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 37 | Patents Act, 1952 |
| 38 | International Sanitary Regulations Act, 1952 |
| 39 | Merchandise Marks Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 40 | Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 41 | Precious and Base Metals Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 42 | Presumption of Death of Soldiers Act, 1952 |
| 43 | Judges' Salaries and Pensions Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 44 | Public Health Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 45 | Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 46 | Companies Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 47 | Wines, Spirits and Vinegar Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 48 | Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 49 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 50 | Finance Act, 1952 |
| 51 | Stamp Duties Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 52 | Customs Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 53 | Excise Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 54 | Native Laws Amendment Act, 1952 (before 1964) Bantu Laws Amendment Act, 1952 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Laws Amendment Act, 1952 (after 1978) |
| 55 | Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 56 | Income Tax Act, 1952 |
| 57 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1952 |
| 58 | Appropriation Act, 1952 |
| 59 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1952 |
| 60 | Wool Profits Distribution and Wool Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 61 | Conversion of Leasehold to Freehold Act, 1952 |
| 62 | Defence Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 63 | Silicosis Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 64 | Native Services Levy Act, 1952 (before 1964) Bantu Services Levy Act, 1952 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Services Levy Act, 1952 (after 1978) |
| 65 | Group Areas Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 66 | Electricity Amendment Act, 1952 |
| 67 | Natives (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act, 1952 (before 1964) Bantu (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act, 1952 (from 1964 to 1978) Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act, 1952 (after 1978) |

## 1953

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | Part Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 2 | Lichtenburg Waterworks (Private) Act, 1953 |
| 3 | Public Safety Act, 1953 |
| 4 | Herbert Ainsworth Settlers Trust Private Act, Amendment (Private) Act, 1953 |
| 5 | Railways and Harbours Part Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 6 | Royal Style and Titles Act, 1953 |
| 7 | Wills Act, 1953 |
| 8 | Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 9 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 10 | Members of Parliament Act, 1953 |
| 11 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 12 | Second Part Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 13 | Land Bank Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 14 | Second Railways and Harbours Part Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 15 | Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 16 | Rock Lobster Export Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 17 | Police (Amendment) Act, 1953 |
| 18 | Prisons and Reformatories Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 19 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1951–1952) Act, 1953 |
| 20 | Criminal Sentences Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 21 | Justices of the Peace and Oaths Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 22 | Archives Act, 1953 |
| 23 | University Laws Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 24 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1953 |
| 25 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 26 | Entertainments (Censorship) Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 27 | Fuel Research Institute and Coal Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 28 | Patents Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 29 | Sea Fisheries Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 30 | War Measures Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 31 | Transfer Duty Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 32 | Stamp Duties Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 33 | Appropriation Act, 1953 |
| 34 | Income Tax Act, 1953 |
| 35 | Excise Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 36 | Customs Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 37 | Matrimonial Affairs Act, 1953 |
| 38 | Native Building Workers Amendment Act, 1953 (before 1964) Bantu Building Workers Amendment Act, 1953 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Building Workers Amendment Act, 1953 (after 1978) |
| 39 | Railway Construction Act, 1953 |
| 40 | Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 41 | Railways and Harbours Special Pensions Act, 1953 |
| 42 | Financial Relations Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 43 | Immigrants Regulation Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 44 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1953 |
| 45 | Finance Act, 1953 |
| 46 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1953 |
| 47 | Bantu Education Act, 1953 (before 1978) Black Education Act, 1953 (after 1978) |
| 48 | Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, 1953 (before 1964) Bantu Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, 1953 (from 1964 to 1973) Bantu Labour Relations Regulation Act, 1953 (from 1973 to 1978) Black Labour Relations Regulation Act, 1953 (after 1978) |
| 49 | Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, 1953 |

## 1954

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | Part Appropriation Act, 1954 |
| 2 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1952–1953) Act, 1954 |
| 3 | South African National Life Assurance Company Incorporation (Private) Act, 1954 |
| 4 | Exchequer and Audit Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 5 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1954 |
| 6 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1954 |
| 7 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1954 |
| 8 | Dental Mechanicians Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 9 | Provincial Councils Continuance Act, 1954 |
| 10 | Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 11 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1954 |
| 12 | Liquor Law Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 13 | Native High Court Abolition Act, 1954 (before 1964) Bantu High Court Abolition Act, 1954 (from 1964 to 1978) Black High Court Abolition Act, 1954 (after 1978) |
| 14 | Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 15 | Riotous Assemblies and Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 16 | Public Service Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 17 | Milnerton Railway (Junction Alteration) Act, 1954 |
| 18 | Native Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1954 (before 1964) Bantu Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1954 (from 1964 to 1978) Development Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1954 (after 1978) |
| 19 | Natives Resettlement Act, 1954 (before 1964) Bantu Resettlement Act, 1954 (from 1964 to 1978) Blacks Resettlement Act, 1954 (after 1978) |
| 20 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 21 | Criminal Procedure and Jurors Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 22 | Wine and Spirits Control Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 23 | Artificial Insemination of Animals Act, 1954 |
| 24 | Transvaal Gold Law Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 25 | Marriage Officers Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 26 | Electricity Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 27 | Standards Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 28 | Explosives Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 29 | Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 30 | Perishable Products Export Control Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 31 | Land Bank Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 32 | Transfer Duty Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 33 | Death Duties Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 34 | Finance Act, 1954 |
| 35 | Excise Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 36 | Representation of Natives Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 37 | Mooi River River District Adjustment Act, 1954 |
| 38 | Liquor Law Further Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 39 | Boxing and Wrestling Control Act, 1954 |
| 40 | Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 41 | Riet River Settlement (Limitation of Irrigable Land) Act, 1954 |
| 42 | Mapochsgronde Irrigation Scheme Act, 1954 |
| 43 | Defence Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 44 | Bantu Education Amendment Act, 1954 (before 1978) Black Education Amendment Act, 1954 (after 1978) |
| 45 | Financial Relations Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 46 | Hire-Purchase Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 47 | Merchandise Marks Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 48 | State-aided Institutions Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 49 | Disability Grants Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 50 | Royal Seals Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 51 | War Measures Continuation Act, 1954 |
| 52 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 53 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1954 |
| 54 | Customs Amendment Act, 1954 |
| 55 | Income Tax Act, 1954 |
| 56 | South-West Africa Native Affairs Administration Act, 1954 |
| 57 | Appropriation Act, 1954 |

## 1955

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1955 |
| 2 | Railway Construction Act, 1955 |
| 3 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1953–1954) Act, 1955 |
| 4 | Part Appropriation Act, 1955 |
| 5 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1955 |
| 6 | Group Areas Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 7 | Exchequer and Audit Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 8 | National Parks Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 9 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 10 | State Attorney Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 11 | Prisons and Reformatories Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 12 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1955 |
| 13 | Native Administration Amendment Act, 1955 (before 1964) Bantu Administration Amendment Act, 1955 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Administration Amendment Act, 1955 (after 1978) |
| 14 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1955 |
| 15 | Police Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 16 | Natives (Urban Areas) Amendment Act, 1955 (before 1964) Bantu (Urban Areas) Amendment Act, 1955 (from 1964 to 1978) Blacks (Urban Areas) Amendment Act, 1955 (after 1978) |
| 17 | Sugar Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 18 | Mine Trading Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 19 | Orange Free State Metals Mining Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 20 | Natal Mines Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 21 | Reserved Minerals Development Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 22 | Base Minerals Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 23 | Second-hand Goods Act, 1955 |
| 24 | Regulation of Monopolistic Conditions Act, 1955 |
| 25 | Customs Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 26 | South-West Africa Constitution Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 27 | Appellate Division Quorum Act, 1955 |
| 28 | Building Societies Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 29 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 30 | Natural Resources Development Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 31 | Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 32 | Fishing Industry Development Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 33 | Diamond Cutting Act, 1955 |
| 34 | Departure from the Union Regulation Act, 1955 |
| 35 | Coloured Mission Stations and Reserves Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 36 | Railways and Harbours Special Pensions Act, 1955 |
| 37 | Railway Expropriation Act, 1955 |
| 38 | Excise Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 39 | National Finance Corporation Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 40 | Banking Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 41 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 42 | Customs Further Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 43 | Income Tax Act, 1955 |
| 44 | Motor Carrier Transportation Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 45 | Estate Duty Act, 1955 |
| 46 | Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 47 | Second Railway Construction Act, 1955 |
| 48 | Railways and Harbours Second Additional Appropriation Act, 1955 |
| 49 | Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 50 | Railways and Harbours Service and Superannuation Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 51 | Aviation Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 52 | Expropriation (Establishment of Undertakings) Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 53 | Senate Act, 1955 |
| 54 | University of South Africa Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 55 | Customs Act, 1955 |
| 56 | Criminal Procedure Act, 1955 |
| 57 | Wool Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 58 | Government Service Pensions Act, 1955 |
| 59 | Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Amendment Act, 1955 (before 1964) Bantu Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Amendment Act, 1955 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Amendment Act, 1955 (after 1978) |
| 60 | Native Building Workers Amendment Act, 1955 (before 1964) Bantu Building Workers Amendment Act, 1955 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Building Workers Amendment Act, 1955 (after 1978) |
| 61 | Universities Act, 1955 |
| 62 | General Law Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 63 | Nursing Council and Board Continuation Act, 1955 |
| 64 | Appropriation Act, 1955 |
| 65 | Electrical Wiremen and Contractors Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 66 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1955 |
| 67 | Finance Act, 1955 |
| 68 | Group Areas Further Amendment Act, 1955 |
| 69 | Group Areas Development Act, 1955 (before 1965) Community Development Act, 1955 (after 1965) |
| 70 | Vocational Education Act, 1955 |

## 1956

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | Labour Colonies Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 2 | Arms and Ammunition Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 3 | Vexations Proceedings Act, 1956 |
| 4 | Slaughter of Animals Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 5 | Precious Stones Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 6 | Coloured People in Towns and Villages Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 7 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1956 |
| 8 | Part Appropriation Act, 1956 |
| 9 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 10 | Official Languages (Local Authorities) Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 11 | Atomic Energy Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 12 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1954–1955) Act, 1956 |
| 13 | Animal Diseases and Parasites Act, 1956 |
| 14 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1956 |
| 15 | Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 16 | Official Secrets Act, 1956 |
| 17 | Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956 |
| 18 | Legal Practitioners' Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 19 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1956 |
| 20 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1956 |
| 21 | Land Settlement Act, 1956 |
| 22 | Railways and Harbours Pensions Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 23 | Exchequer and Audit Act, 1956 |
| 24 | Pension Funds Act, 1956 |
| 25 | Friendly Societies Act, 1956 |
| 26 | Explosives Act, 1956 |
| 27 | Mines and Works Act, 1956 |
| 28 | Industrial Conciliation Act, 1956 (before 1981) Labour Relations Act, 1956 (after 1981) |
| 29 | Group Areas Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 30 | Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 31 | Irrigation Districts Adjustment Act, 1956 |
| 32 | Roodepoort Agricultural Settlement Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 33 | Weltevreden Agricultural Settlement Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 34 | Apportionment of Damages Act, 1956 |
| 35 | Liquor Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 36 | Bantu Education Amendment Act, 1956 (before 1978) Black Education Amendment Act, 1956 (after 1978) |
| 37 | Livestock and Produce Sales Act, 1956 |
| 38 | Wine and Spirits Control Act, 1956 |
| 39 | Railways and Harbours Acts Further Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 40 | Workmen's Wages Protection Act, 1956 |
| 41 | Excise Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 42 | Native Administration Amendment Act, 1956 (before 1964) Bantu Administration Amendment Act, 1956 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Administration Amendment Act, 1956 (after 1978) |
| 43 | Railway Construction Act, 1956 |
| 44 | Judges' Widows Pensions Act, 1956 |
| 45 | South African Reserve Bank Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 46 | Great Fish River Irrigation District Adjustment Act, 1956 |
| 47 | Public Accountants' and Auditors' Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 48 | Diamond Export Duty Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 49 | Licences Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 50 | General Law Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 51 | Workmen's Compensation Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 52 | Immigration Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 53 | Customs Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 54 | Water Act, 1956 |
| 55 | Income Tax Act, 1956 |
| 56 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 57 | Pneumoconiosis Act, 1956 |
| 58 | War Measures Continuation Act, 1956 |
| 59 | Finance Act, 1956 |
| 60 | Public Health Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 61 | Liquor Further Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 62 | Excise Act, 1956 |
| 63 | Standards (Transfer of Administration) Act, 1956 |
| 64 | Natives (Prohibition of Interdicts) Act, 1956 (before 1964) Bantu (Prohibition of Interdicts) Act, 1956 (from 1964 to 1978) Blacks (Prohibition of Interdicts) Act, 1956 (after 1978) |
| 65 | Appropriation Act, 1956 |
| 66 | Canned Fruit and Vegetables Export Control Act, 1956 |
| 67 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1956 |
| 68 | Parliamentary Service Pensions Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 69 | Natives (Urban Areas) Amendment Act, 1956 (before 1964) Bantu (Urban Areas) Amendment Act, 1956 (from 1964 to 1978) Blacks (Urban Areas) Amendment Act, 1956 (after 1978) |
| 70 | Financial Relations Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 71 | Population Registration Amendment Act, 1956 |
| 72 | Simonstown Naval Base Employees' Transfer Act, 1956 |
| 73 | Native Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1956 (before 1964) Bantu Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1956 (from 1964 to 1978) Development Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1956 (after 1978) |

## 1957

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 2 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 3 | Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957 |
| 4 | Prisons and Reformatories Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 5 | Wage Act, 1957 |
| 6 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1955–1956) Act, 1957 |
| 7 | Part Appropriation Act, 1957 |
| 8 | Electoral Laws Further Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 9 | Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 10 | Housing Act, 1957 |
| 11 | Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 12 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1957 |
| 13 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1957 |
| 14 | Hire-Purchase Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 15 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1957 |
| 16 | Diamond Export Duty Act, 1957 |
| 17 | Trustee Investment in Union Government Securities Act, 1957 |
| 18 | Flags Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 19 | Special Justices of the Peace Act, 1957 |
| 20 | State Liability Act, 1957 |
| 21 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1957 |
| 22 | National Parks and Native Trust Lands Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 23 | Immorality Act, 1957 (before 1988) Sexual Offences Act, 1957 (after 1988) |
| 24 | Official Languages (Local Authorities) Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 25 | Wine, Spirits and Vinegar Act, 1957 (before 1968) Wine, Other Fermented Beverages and Spirits Act, 1957 (after 1968) |
| 26 | Artificial Insemination of Animals Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 27 | Fruit Export Act, 1957 |
| 28 | Registration of Pedigree Livestock Act, 1957 |
| 29 | Simon's Bay Dockyard Port Regulations Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 30 | University of Pretoria (Private) Act Amendment (Private) Act, 1957 |
| 31 | State Attorney Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 32 | Police Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 33 | Interpretation Act, 1957 |
| 34 | Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 35 | Electrical Wiremen and Contractors Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 36 | Native Laws Amendment Act, 1957 (before 1964) Bantu Laws Amendment Act, 1957 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Laws Amendment Act, 1957 (after 1978) |
| 37 | Mental Disorders Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 38 | Financial Relations Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 39 | Transvaal Gold Law Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 40 | Natal Mines Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 41 | Cape Town Foreshore Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 42 | Agricultural Pests Act, 1957 |
| 43 | Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 44 | Defence Act, 1957 |
| 45 | Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Scheme (Crocodile River) Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 46 | State-aided Institutions Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 47 | Wine and Spirits Control Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 48 | Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Competency) Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 49 | Railway Construction Act, 1957 |
| 50 | Perishable Products Export Control Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 51 | National Roads and Transport (Co-ordination) Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 52 | Motor Carrier Transportation Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 53 | Native Transport Services Act, 1957 (before 1964) Bantu Transport Services Act, 1957 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Transport Services Act, 1957 (after 1978) |
| 54 | Public Service Act, 1957 |
| 55 | South-West Africa Constitution Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 56 | State Attorney Act, 1957 |
| 57 | Group Areas Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 58 | Liquor Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 59 | Estate Duty Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 60 | Land Bank Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 61 | Income Tax Act, 1957 |
| 62 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 63 | Dairy Industry Act, 1957 |
| 64 | Public Accountants' and Auditors' Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 65 | Customs Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 66 | Parliamentary Service Pensions Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 67 | Excise Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 68 | General Law Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 69 | Nursing Act, 1957 |
| 70 | Railways and Harbours Control and Management (Consolidation) Act, 1957 |
| 71 | Railways and Harbours Second Additional Appropriation Act, 1957 |
| 72 | Vocational Education Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 73 | Statistics Act, 1957 |
| 74 | Financial Relations Further Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 75 | Water Amendment Act, 1957 |
| 76 | Census Act, 1957 |
| 77 | Group Areas Act, 1957 |
| 78 | Export Credit Re-insurance Act, 1957 (before 1981) Export Credit and Foreign Investments Re-insurance Act, 1957 (from 1981 to 2001) Export Credit and Foreign Investments Insurance Act, 1957 (after 2001) |
| 79 | Native Laws Further Amendment Act, 1957 (before 1964) Bantu Laws Further Amendment Act, 1957 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Laws Further Amendment Act, 1957 (after 1978) |
| 80 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1957 |
| 81 | Finance Act, 1957 |
| 82 | Appropriation Act, 1957 |
| 83 | Canned Fruit and Vegetables Export Control Amendment Act, 1957 |

## 1958

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 2 | Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 3 | Railway Construction Act, 1958 |
| 4 | Railways and Harbours Control and Management Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 5 | Customs Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 6 | Prevention of Corruption Act, 1958 |
| 7 | Police Act, 1958 |
| 8 | Part Appropriation Act, 1958 |
| 9 | Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 10 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1958 |
| 11 | Railways and Harbours Part Appropriation Act, 1958 |
| 12 | United Municipal Executive (Pensions) Act, 1958 |
| 13 | Weights and Measures Act, 1958 |
| 14 | Regulation of Monopolistic Conditions Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 15 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1958 |
| 16 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1956–1957) Act, 1958 |
| 17 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1958 |
| 18 | Special Criminal Courts Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 19 | Judges' Salaries and Pensions Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 20 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1958 |
| 21 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1958 |
| 22 | Adulterated Leather Act, 1958 |
| 23 | University of South Africa Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 24 | Housing Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 25 | Vocational Education Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 26 | Sugar Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 27 | Atomic Energy Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 28 | Canned Fruit and Vegetables Export Control Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 29 | Concordia Communal Reserve (Extension of Area) Act, 1958 |
| 30 | Electoral Law Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 31 | Expropriation Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 32 | Labour Colonies (Cape) Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 33 | Railway Construction Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 34 | Customs Further Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 35 | Excise Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 36 | Income Tax Act, 1958 |
| 37 | Finance Act, 1958 |
| 38 | Natives Taxation and Development Amendment Act, 1958 (before 1964) Bantu Taxation and Development Amendment Act, 1958 (after 1964) |
| 39 | Appropriation Act, 1958 |
| 40 | Electricity Act, 1958 |
| 41 | Native Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1958 (before 1964) Bantu Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1958 (from 1964 to 1978) Development Trust and Land Amendment Act, 1958 (after 1978) |
| 42 | National Parks Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 43 | Police Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 44 | Post Office Act, 1958 (before 2012) Post and Telecommunication-related Matters Act, 1958 (after 2012) |
| 45 | Wine and Spirits Control Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 46 | Parliamentary Service and Administrators' Pensions Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 47 | Second Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1958 |
| 48 | Wills Amendment Act, 1958 |
| 49 | South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, 1958 |

## 1959

| Act no. | Short title |
| 1 | Appellate Division Quorum Act, 1959 |
| 2 | "Stem van Suid-Afrika" Copyright Act, 1959 |
| 3 | South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 4 | Part Appropriation Act, 1959 |
| 5 | Unauthorized Expenditure (1957–1958) Act, 1959 |
| 6 | Trespass Act, 1959 |
| 7 | Interpretation Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 8 | Prisons Act, 1959 (before 1991) Correctional Services Act, 1959 (after 1991) |
| 9 | Agricultural Products Grading Act, 1959 |
| 10 | Agricultural Produce Export Act, 1959 |
| 11 | Agricultural Industries Advancement Act, 1959 |
| 12 | Wool Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 13 | Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 14 | University of Stellenbosch Act, 1916, Amendment (Private) Act, 1959 |
| 15 | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, (Private) Act, 1959 |
| 16 | Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 17 | Cape Town Foreshore Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 18 | Wild Birds Export Prohibition Act, 1959 |
| 19 | University of South Africa Act, 1959 |
| 20 | Anatomy Act, 1959 |
| 21 | Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1959 |
| 22 | Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1959 |
| 23 | Railways and Harbours Additional Appropriation Act, 1959 |
| 24 | Additional Appropriation Act, 1959 |
| 25 | Rating of Railway Property Act, 1959 |
| 26 | Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 27 | Klipfontein Organic Products Corporation Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 28 | Financial Relations Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 29 | Apprenticeship Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 30 | Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 31 | Motor Vehicle Insurance Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 32 | Coloured Mission Stations and Reserves Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 33 | Bantu Education Amendment Act, 1959 (before 1978) Black Education Amendment Act, 1959 (after 1978) |
| 34 | Bantu Investment Corporation Act, 1959 |
| 35 | Atomic Energy Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 36 | University of the Orange Free State (Private) Act Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 37 | University of Stellenbosch Act, 1959 |
| 38 | University of Cape Town Act, 1959 |
| 39 | War Measures Continuation Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 40 | Banking Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 41 | Industrial Conciliation Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 42 | Motor Carrier Transportation Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 43 | Railways and Harbours Second Additional Appropriation Act, 1959 |
| 44 | Railways and Harbours Acts Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 45 | Extension of University Education Act, 1959 |
| 46 | Promotion of Bantu Self-government Act, 1959 (before 1978) Promotion of Black Self-government Act, 1959 (from 1978 to 1987) Representation between the Republic of South Africa and Self-governing Territories Act, 1959 (after 1987) |
| 47 | Land Bank Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 48 | South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 49 | Offices of Profit Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 50 | Hire-Purchase Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 51 | Mines and Works Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 52 | Stamp Duties and Fees Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 53 | Railway Construction Act, 1959 |
| 54 | Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns Act, 1959 |
| 55 | Native Affairs Act, 1959 (before 1964) Bantu Affairs Act, 1959 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Affairs Act, 1959 (after 1978) |
| 56 | Native Building Workers Amendment Act, 1959 (before 1964) Bantu Building Workers Amendment Act, 1959 (from 1964 to 1978) Black Building Workers Amendment Act, 1959 (after 1978) |
| 57 | Stock Theft Act, 1959 |
| 58 | Inquests Act, 1959 |
| 59 | Supreme Court Act, 1959 |
| 60 | Sea-shore Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 61 | Decimal Coinage Act, 1959 |
| 62 | Farmers' Assistance Act Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 63 | Customs Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 64 | University College of Fort Hare Transfer Act, 1959 |
| 65 | Customs Further Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 66 | Excise Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 67 | Pension Laws Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 68 | Pensions (Supplementary) Act, 1959 |
| 69 | Canned Fruit and Vegetables Export Control Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 70 | Artificial Insemination of Animals Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 71 | Public Health Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 72 | Housing Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 73 | Judges' Salaries and Pensions Act, 1959 (before 1966) Judges' Remuneration and Pensions Act, 1959 (after 1966) |
| 74 | Legal Practitioners' Fidelity Fund Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 75 | Criminal Law Further Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 76 | Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 77 | Appropriation Act, 1959 |
| 78 | Income Tax Act, 1959 |
| 79 | Insurance Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 80 | Finance Act, 1959 |
| 81 | Group Areas Development Amendment Act, 1959 |
| 82 | Universities Amendment Act, 1959 |