Population Registration Act
E34484
The Population Registration Act was a cornerstone apartheid law in South Africa that classified citizens by race to enforce systematic segregation and discrimination.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Population Registration Act canonical | 6 |
| Population Registration Act, 1950 | 3 |
| Population Registration Act Repeal Act, 1991 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263326 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Population Registration Act Context triple: [National Party (South Africa), implementedPolicy, Population Registration Act]
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A.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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B.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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C.
’33 Act
The ’33 Act is a foundational U.S. federal securities law that governs the initial offering and sale of securities to the public, emphasizing disclosure to protect investors.
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D.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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E.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Population Registration Act Target entity description: The Population Registration Act was a cornerstone apartheid law in South Africa that classified citizens by race to enforce systematic segregation and discrimination.
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A.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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B.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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C.
’33 Act
The ’33 Act is a foundational U.S. federal securities law that governs the initial offering and sale of securities to the public, emphasizing disclosure to protect investors.
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D.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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E.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African statute
ⓘ
apartheid law ⓘ |
| actNumber | Act No. 30 of 1950 ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1950 ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | crime of apartheid under international law (in its effects) ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| controversial | yes ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1950 ⓘ |
| dateRepealed | 1991 ⓘ |
| definedCategory |
Asian
ⓘ
Coloured ⓘ Indian ⓘ Native ⓘ White ⓘ |
| effect |
denial of political rights to non‑white populations
ⓘ
institutionalised white supremacy ⓘ segregation of education and public services ⓘ systematic racial discrimination ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | apartheid era in South Africa ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Department of Home Affairs of South Africa ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| languageOfDocument |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legacy | long‑term racial inequalities in South Africa ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
Group Areas Act
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employment restrictions by race ⓘ marriage and sexual relationship restrictions across racial lines ⓘ pass laws ⓘ residential segregation ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
African National Congress
ⓘ
South African Communist Party ⓘ anti‑apartheid movement ⓘ international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | apartheid legal framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
enforcement of apartheid
ⓘ
legal basis for racial segregation ⓘ racial classification of the population ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bantu Education Act
ⓘ
Group Areas Act ⓘ Immorality Act ⓘ Pass Laws Act ⓘ |
| repealed | yes ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Population Registration Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Population Registration Act Repeal Act, 1991
|
| required |
issuance of identity documents reflecting racial classification
ⓘ
registration of every South African in a racial category ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Population Registration Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Population Registration Act, 1950
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| status | repealed ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1950 ⓘ |
| yearRepealed | 1991 ⓘ |
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Subject: Population Registration Act Description of subject: The Population Registration Act was a cornerstone apartheid law in South Africa that classified citizens by race to enforce systematic segregation and discrimination.
Referenced by (10)
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