The Aliens Control Act No 40 of 1973 of

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led to the exemption of the racial group of

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from the need to obtain permits for travel between provinces. However, in terms of

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legislation at the time, Indians were not allowed to stay in the

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and parts of northern Natal for more than a brief period unless prior permission had been obtained.

Repeal

The laws prohibiting Indians from residing in the Orange Free State and northern Natal, from which the

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s Control Act had granted an exemption, were themselves repealed in 1986. The act was repealed by section 60 of the

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References

Apartheid laws in South Africa 1973 in South African law {{Statute-stub