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These are the Acts of the Parliament of South Africa. Parliament, which was established in 1910 at the creation of the Union of South Africa, is the legislative branch of the South African government. Acts of Parliament are indexed by year and by number within each year.
Acts of Parliament are in the public domain in terms of §12(8)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1978, which states that "No copyright shall subsist in official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or in official translations of such texts"; they are also in the public domain in the United States as "edicts of a government".
Union Parliament (1910–1961)
[edit]- Rhodes' Will (Groote Schuur Devolution) Act, 1910 (Act No. 9 of 1910)
- Dutch Reformed Churches Union Act, 1911 (Act No. 23 of 1911)
- Constitution of the Senate Act, 1920 (Act No. 9 of 1920)
- Appellate Division Act, 1920 (Act No. 12 of 1920)
- Official Languages of the Union Act, 1925 (Act No. 8 of 1925)
- South Africa Act, 1909, Amendment Act, 1925 (Act No. 9 of 1925)
- South Africa Act, 1909, Further Amendment Act, 1925 (Act No. 34 of 1925)
- Local Government (Provincial Powers) Act, 1926 (Act No. 1 of 1926)
- Payment of Members of Parliament Act, 1926 (Act No. 51 of 1926)
- Senate Act, 1926 (Act No. 54 of 1926)
- Immorality Act, 1927 (Act No. 5 of 1927)
- Administration of Justice (Further Amendment) Act, 1927 (Act No. 11 of 1927)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1933 (Act No. 17 of 1933)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1934 (Act No. 45 of 1934)
- Status of the Union Act, 1934 (Act No. 69 of 1934)
- Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act, 1934 (Act No. 70 of 1934)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1935 (Act No. 43 of 1935)
- His Majesty King Edward the Eighth's Abdication Act, 1937 (Act No. 2 of 1937)
- Coronation Oath Act, 1937 (Act No. 7 of 1937)
- Electoral Quota Act, 1937 (Act No. 21 of 1937)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1938 (Act No. 13 of 1938)
- Senate Act, 1939 (Act No. 42 of 1939)
- Constitution (Prevention of Disabilities) Act, 1940 (Act No. 19 of 1940)
- Electoral Quota Consolidation Act, 1942 (Act No. 30 of 1942)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1946 (Act No. 21 of 1946)
- Provincial Powers Extension Act, 1947 (Act No. 41 of 1947)
- Royal Style and Titles Act, 1948 (Act No. 17 of 1948)
- Prince Edward Islands Act, 1948 (Act No. 43 of 1948)
- Deputy-Administrators Act, 1949 (Act No. 2 of 1949)
- Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949 (Act No. 55 of 1949)
- Privy Council Appeals Act, 1950 (Act No. 16 of 1950)
- Immorality Amendment Act, 1950 (Act No. 21 of 1950)
- Population Registration Act, 1950 (Act No. 30 of 1950)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1950 (Act No. 39 of 1950)
- Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 (Act No. 44 of 1950)
- Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951 (Act No. 46 of 1951)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1951 (Act No. 66 of 1951)
- High Court of Parliament Act, 1952 (Act No. 35 of 1952)
- Royal Style and Titles Act, 1953 (Act No. 6 of 1953)
- Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, 1953 (Act No. 49 of 1953)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1954 (Act No. 20 of 1954)
- Royal Seals Amendment Act, 1954 (Act No. 50 of 1954)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1955 (Act No. 9 of 1955)
- Appellate Division Quorum Act, 1955 (Act No. 27 of 1955)
- Senate Act, 1955 (Act No. 53 of 1955)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1956 (Act No. 9 of 1956)
- Official Languages (Local Authorities) Amendment Act, 1956 (Act No. 10 of 1956)
- Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act, 1956 (Act No. 30 of 1956)
- South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, 1957 (Act No. 1 of 1957)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1957 (Act No. 2 of 1957)
- Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957 (Act No. 3 of 1957)
- Immorality Act, 1957 / Sexual Offences Act, 1957 (Act No. 23 of 1957)
- Official Languages (Local Authorities) Amendment Act, 1957 (Act No. 24 of 1957)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1958 (Act No. 1 of 1958)
- South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, 1958 (Act No. 49 of 1958)
- Appellate Division Quorum Act, 1959 (Act No. 1 of 1959)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1959 (Act No. 3 of 1959)
- South Africa Act Further Amendment Act, 1959 (Act No. 48 of 1959)
- Offices of Profit Amendment Act, 1959 (Act No. 49 of 1959)
- Unlawful Organizations Act, 1960 (Act No. 34 of 1960)
- Senate Act, 1960 (Act No. 53 of 1960)
- Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 / Provincial Government Act, 1961 (Act No. 32 of 1961)
Republican Parliament (1961–1984)
[edit]- Provincial Executive Committees Act, 1962 (Act No. 28 of 1962)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1962 (Act No. 65 of 1962)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1963 (Act No. 9 of 1963)
- Provincial Councils and Executive Committees Act, 1963 (Act No. 22 of 1963)
- Provincial Executive Committees Act, 1963 (Act No. 64 of 1963)
- Marriage Amendment Act, 1964 (Act No. 11 of 1964)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1965 (Act No. 83 of 1965)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1966 (Act No. 37 of 1966)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1967 (Act No. 9 of 1967)
- Immorality Amendment Act, 1967 (Act No. 68 of 1967)
- Terrorism Act, 1967 (Act No. 83 of 1967)
- Marriage Amendment Act, 1968 (Act No. 19 of 1968)
- Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Act, 1968 (Act No. 21 of 1968)
- South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1969 (Act No. 26 of 1969)
- Immorality Amendment Act, 1969 (Act No. 57 of 1969)
- Witchcraft Suppression Amendment Act, 1970 (Act No. 50 of 1970)
- Marriage Amendment Act, 1970 (Act No. 51 of 1970)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1971 (Act No. 1 of 1971)
- Marriage Amendment Act, 1972 (Act No. 26 of 1972)
- Marriage Amendment Act, 1973 (Act No. 12 of 1973)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1974 (Act No. 48 of 1974)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1976 (Act No. 60 of 1976)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1977 (Act No. 30 of 1977)
- Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978)
- Senate Act, 1979 (Act No. 5 of 1979)
- Divorce Act, 1979 (Act No. 70 of 1979)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1979 (Act No. 99 of 1979)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Third Amendment Act, 1980 (Act No. 28 of 1980)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Second Amendment Act, 1980 (Act No. 31 of 1980)
- Copyright Amendment Act, 1980 (Act No. 56 of 1980)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Amendment Act, 1980 (Act No. 70 of 1980)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Fourth Amendment Act, 1980 (Act No. 74 of 1980)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Fifth Amendment Act, 1980 (Act No. 101 of 1980)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Amendment Act, 1981 (Act No. 40 of 1981)
- Marriage Amendment Act, 1981 (Act No. 45 of 1981)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Second Amendment Act, 1981 (Act No. 101 of 1981)
- Internal Security Act, 1982 (Act No. 74 of 1982)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1982 (Act No. 99 of 1982)
- Copyright Amendment Act, 1983 (Act No. 66 of 1983)
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983 (Act No. 110 of 1983)
- Copyright Amendment Act, 1984 (Act No. 52 of 1984)
- Matrimonial Property Act, 1984 (Act No. 88 of 1984)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1984 (Act No. 105 of 1984)
Tricameral Parliament (1984–1994)
[edit]- Rhodes' Will (Groote Schuur Devolution) Amendment Act, 1985 (Act No. 55 of 1985)
- Immorality and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Act, 1985 (Act No. 72 of 1985)
- Powers and Privileges of Parliament and the Constitution Amendment Act, 1985 (Act No. 99 of 1985)
- Copyright Amendment Act, 1986 (Act No. 39 of 1986)
- Provincial Government Act, 1986 (Act No. 69 of 1986)
- Matrimonial Property Amendment Act, 1986 (Act No. 91 of 1986)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1987 (Act No. 20 of 1987)
- Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act, 1987 (Act No. 24 of 1987)
- Immorality Amendment Act, 1988 (Act No. 2 of 1988)
- Marriage and Matrimonial Property Law Amendment Act, 1988 (Act No. 3 of 1988)
- Copyright Amendment Act, 1988 (Act No. 13 of 1988)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1988 (Act No. 50 of 1988)
- Constitution Third Amendment Act, 1988 (Act No. 101 of 1988)
- Divorce Amendment Act, 1989 (Act No. 7 of 1989)
- Copyright Amendment Act, 1989 (Act No. 61 of 1989)
- Constitution Fourth Amendment Act, 1989 (Act No. 71 of 1989)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1990 (Act No. 61 of 1990)
- Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Amendment Act, 1991 (Act No. 121 of 1991)
- Divorce Amendment Act, 1992 (Act No. 44 of 1992)
- Copyright Amendment Act, 1992 (Act No. 125 of 1992)
- Constitution Second Amendment Act, 1992 (Act No. 146 of 1992)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 (Act No. 149 of 1992)
- Constitution Amendment Act, 1993 (Act No. 82 of 1993)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, 1994 (Act No. 2 of 1994)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, 1994 (Act No. 3 of 1994)
Post-Apartheid Parliament (1994–)
[edit]- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Third Amendment Act, 1994 (Act No. 13 of 1994)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Fourth Amendment Act, 1994 (Act No. 14 of 1994)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Fifth Amendment Act, 1994 (Act No. 29 of 1994)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Sixth Amendment Act, 1994 (Act No. 24 of 1994)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, 1995 (Act No. 20 of 1995)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, 1995 (Act No. 44 of 1995)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, 1996 (Act No. 7 of 1996)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Third Amendment Act, 1996 (Act No. 26 of 1996)
- Divorce Amendment Act, 1996 (Act No. 95 of 1996)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
- Constitution First Amendment Act of 1997
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 1997 (Act No. 38 of 1997)
- Marriage Act, Extension Act, 1997 (Act No. 50 of 1997)
- Identification Act, 1997 (Act No. 68 of 1997)
- Financial and Fiscal Commission 1993 Constitutional Provisions Repeal Act, 1997 (Act No. 96 of 1997)
- Constitution Second Amendment Act of 1998
- Constitution Third Amendment Act of 1998
- Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998)
- Constitution Fourth Amendment Act of 1999
- Constitution Fifth Amendment Act of 1999
- Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)
- Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)
- Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (Act No. 4 of 2000)
- Identification Amendment Act, 2000 (Act No. 28 of 2000)
- Constitution Sixth Amendment Act of 2001
- Constitution Seventh Amendment Act of 2001
- Repeal of Volkstaat Council Provisions Act, 2001 (Act No. 30 of 2001)
- Termination of Integration Intake Act, 2001 (Act No. 44 of 2001)
- Constitution Eighth Amendment Act of 2002
- Constitution Ninth Amendment Act of 2002
- Copyright Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 9 of 2002)
- Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 52 of 2002)
- Promotion of Administrative Justice Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 53 of 2002)
- Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Act, 2002 (Act No. 54 of 2002)
- Constitution Tenth Amendment Act of 2003
- Constitution Eleventh Amendment Act of 2003
- Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003 (Act No. 49 of 2003)
- Citation of Constitutional Laws Act, 2005 (Act No. 5 of 2005)
- Constitution Twelfth Amendment Act of 2005
- Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006)
- Constitution Thirteenth Amendment Act of 2007
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)
- Constitution Fourteenth Amendment Act of 2008
- Constitution Fifteenth Amendment Act of 2008
- Dutch Reformed Churches Union Act Repeal Act, 2008 (Act No. 46 of 2008)
- Constitution Sixteenth Amendment Act of 2009
- Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 6 of 2012)
- Superior Courts Act, 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013)
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 5 of 2015)