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Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949

Theme: Against The Common Enemy


Call Number: D07.02.01
Identifier: TUT_Chp07_MixedMarriagesAct_1949
Title: Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949
Date: July 1949
Subject: Legislation;
Social Impact;
Marriage
Description: This is a copy of the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949. This act forbade marriages between Whites and other races. The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act No 55 of 1949 (commenced 8 July 1949) forbade marriages between Whites and other races. Included in SAHA's virtual exhibition 'Tracing the unbreakable thread: non-racialism in South Africa'
Creator: Union of South Africa
Type: Legislation
Format: Access copy - PDF
Source: Digital Innovation South Africa (DISA)
Language: English
Coverage: South Africa
Rights: Digital rights: Digital Innovation South Africa (DISA)
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