Population Registration Act Repeal Act, 1991

Population Registration Act Repeal Act, 1991
Parliament of South Africa
  • Act to repeal the Population Registration Act, 1950; to amend or repeal certain laws so as to abolish the distinction made therein between persons belonging to different races or population groups; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
CitationAct No. 114 of 1991
Enacted byParliament of South Africa
Assented to byPresident F. W. de Klerk
Assented to27 June 1991
Commenced28 June 1991
Repeals
Population Registration Act, 1950
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1956
Black Transport Services Act, 1957
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1960
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1962
General Law Amendment Act, 1964 sec.45
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1967
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1969
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1970
Transport Services for Coloured Persons and Indians Act, 1972
Population Registration and Identity Documents Amendment Act, 1973
Population Registration and Identity Documents in South West Africa Amendment Act, 1977 sec.1&2
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1980
Population Registration Amendment Act, 1982
Electoral Amendment Act, 1984
Population Registration and Elections Amendment Act, 1984 sec.1 and 7
Status: Spent

The Population Registration Act Repeal Act, 1991 (Act No. 114 of 1991) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa which repealed the Population Registration Act, 1950, ending the legal racial classification of South Africans which formed the basis of apartheid.