# South Africa Act, 1909/1979-06-01

This is the text of the South Africa Act, 1909, as at 1 June 1979, that being the date on which the Attorneys Act, 1979, came into force, repealing the final remaining section of the South Africa Act. The majority of the provisions of this act had previously been repealed by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961.
South Africa Act, 1909.
9 Edward VII.
Chapter 9.
An Act to constitute the Union of South Africa.
[20th September, 1909.]
as amended by
Exchequer and Audit Act, No. 21 of 1911 Appellate Division Act, No. 12 of 1920 South Africa Act, 1909, Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1925 South Africa Act, 1909, Further Amendment Act, No. 34 of 1925 Local Government (Provincial Powers) Act, No. 1 of 1926 Electoral Act, 1918, Amendment Act, No. 11 of 1926 Criminal and Magistrates’ Courts Procedure (Amendment) Act, No. 39 of 1926 Payment of Members of Parliament Act, No. 51 of 1926 Administration of Justice (Further Amendment) Act, No. 11 of 1927 Rhodesia Appeals Act, No. 18 of 1931 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 17 of 1933 Financial Adjustments Act, No. 29 of 1933 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 45 of 1934 Status of the Union Act, No. 69 of 1934 Census Amendment Act, No. 5 of 1935 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 43 of 1935 General Law Amendment Act, No. 46 of 1935 Representation of Natives Act, No. 12 of 1936 Electoral Quota Act, No. 21 of 1937 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 13 of 1938 Constitution (Prevention of Disabilities) Act, No. 19 of 1940 Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1940 Judges’ Act, No. 41 of 1941 Electoral Quota Consolidation Act, No. 30 of 1942 Financial Relations Consolidation and Amendment Act, No. 38 of 1945 Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 10 of 1946 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 21 of 1946 Provincial Powers Extension Act, No. 41 of 1947 Powers and Privileges of Provincial Councils Act, No. 16 of 1948 Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, No. 37 of 1948 Deputy-Administrators Act, No. 2 of 1949 Privy Council Appeals Act, No. 16 of 1950 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 39 of 1950 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 66 of 1951 General Law Amendment Act, No. 32 of 1952 Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 55 of 1952 Bantu Education Act, No. 47 of 1953 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1954 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1955 Appellate Division Quorum Act, No. 27 of 1955 Senate Act, No. 53 of 1955 General Law Amendment Act, No. 62 of 1955 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1956 Railways and Harbours Acts Further Amendment Act, No. 39 of 1956 General Law Amendment Act, No. 50 of 1956 South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, No. 1 of 1957 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 2 of 1957 General Law Amendment Act, No. 68 of 1957 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 1 of 1958 South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, No. 49 of 1958 Appellate Division Quorum Act, No. 1 of 1959 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 3 of 1959 South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, No. 48 of 1959 Offices of Profit Amendment Act, No. 49 of 1959 Supreme Court Act, No. 59 of 1959 Senate Act, No. 53 of 1960 Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, No. 31 of 1961 Payment of Members of Parliament Act, No. 58 of 1961 Admission of Advocates Act, No. 74 of 1964 South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 26 of 1969 Pre-Union Statute Law Revision Act, No. 43 of 1977 Attorneys Act, No. 53 of 1979