Pegging Act
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The Pegging Act was a World War II–era South African law that temporarily restricted property transactions in certain urban areas, particularly affecting Indian communities and foreshadowing later segregationist land legislation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pegging Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African statute
ⓘ
World War II–era law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
property transactions
ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ |
| country | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discriminatory | true ⓘ |
| foreshadows | later segregationist land legislation in South Africa ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | urban areas of South Africa ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | Indian communities in South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of statutory racial segregation in land ownership in South Africa ⓘ |
| influenced | later apartheid-era land policies ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
land law
ⓘ
racial segregation law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | temporary measure ⓘ |
| legalSystem | South African law ⓘ |
| purpose | to restrict property transactions in certain urban areas ⓘ |
| regulates |
occupation of property
ⓘ
sale of property ⓘ transfer of property ⓘ |
| relatedTo | segregationist urban planning in South Africa ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | South African Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalScope | wartime emergency period ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | limitations on acquisition of property by Indians ⓘ |
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Subject: Pegging Act Description of subject: The Pegging Act was a World War II–era South African law that temporarily restricted property transactions in certain urban areas, particularly affecting Indian communities and foreshadowing later segregationist land legislation.
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