Internal Security Act, 1982
Internal Security Act, 1982 | |
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Parliament of South Africa | |
Long title
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Citation | Act No. 74 of 1982 |
Enacted by | Parliament of South Africa |
Assented to | 1 June 1982 |
Commenced | 2 July 1982 |
Repealed | various dates from 31 July 1991 to 20 May 2005 |
Administered by | Minister of Law and Order, Minister of Justice |
Repeals | |
Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 Unlawful Organizations Act, 1960 Terrorism Act, 1967 | |
Repealed by | |
Internal Security and Intimidation Amendment Act, 1991 Abolition of Restrictions on Free Political Activity Act, 1993 Regulation of Gatherings Act, 1993 Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act, 2004 | |
Status: Repealed |
The Internal Security Act, 1982 (Act No. 74 of 1982) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa that consolidated and replaced various earlier pieces of security legislation, including the Suppression of Communism Act, 1950, parts of the Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956, the Unlawful Organizations Act, 1960 and the Terrorism Act, 1967.[1] It gave the apartheid government broad powers to ban or restrict organisations, publications, people and public gatherings, and to detain people without trial. The Act was passed as a consequence of the recommendations of the Rabie Commission, which had enquired into the state of security legislation.[2][3]
It took over from the Suppression of Communism Act as the basis for serving banning orders on people. It also provided for house arrest.[4]
Most of the Act was progressively repealed during the transitional period between 1990 (when in October, the last of five successive years of states of emergency concluded) and 1996, with the last remaining sections repealed in 2005.[5]
References
- ^ Williams, Gwyneth; Hackland, Brian (2015). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Southern Africa. Taylor and Francis. p. 335. ISBN 9781317270805.
- ^ "The legal veneer". South African History Online. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
...from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape Town)
- ^ A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State (full text online)
- ^ "The Internal Security Act is passed: Friday 2 July 1982". South African History Online (updated 1 July 2019 ed.). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Internal Security and Intimidation Amendment Act 138 of 1991 | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
- The full text of Internal Security Act, 1982 at Wikisource
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- Internal Security Act (1982)
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