Group Areas Development Act, 1955

The Group Areas Development Act, 1955 (Act No. 69 of 1955; subsequently renamed the Community Development Act, 1955), formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa. It was enacted to help effect the purpose of the Group Areas Act of 1950, namely to exclude non-Whites from living in the most developed areas, which were restricted to Whites. It was later replaced by the Community Development Act of 1966.

Group Areas Development Act, 1955
Parliament of South Africa
  • Act to provide for the control of the disposal and for the acquisition of immovable property in group areas and other areas defined under the Group Areas Act, 1950, and for the proper development of such areas, and for the said purposes to establish a board and to define its functions, and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
CitationAct No. 69 of 1955
Enacted byParliament of South Africa
Royal assent24 June 1955
Commenced1 February 1956
Repealed17 February 1966
Administered byMinister of the Interior
Repealed by
Community Development Act, 1966
Related legislation
Group Areas Act, 1950
Status: Repealed
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