Statutes of the Union of South Africa¶

Literature › Primary sources


Kind	legislation gazette
Producer	Union Government Printer
Coverage	1910-1960
Works using it	6

Debates¶

Debate	Works
Census, race classification and demographic data	2
Cheap labour thesis and the function of the reserves	2
The job colour bar, white labour and its erosion	2
The state and capital: instrumentalism, autonomy and fractions of capital	2
Origins, coherence and ideology of apartheid and Afrikaner nationalism	1
Living standards, health and social policy	1

Works using this source¶

Work	As cited	Period	How used
Christopher (2002a)	Statutes of the Union of South Africa 1910 and 1911 (South Africa Act)	1910-1911	Provides the 'European descent' definition and the quinquennial census provision.
Christopher (2002a)	Statutes of the Union of South Africa 1950 (Population Registration Act)	1950	Gives the statutory definition of a white person that became the census definition.
Christopher (2002b)	Statutes of the Union of South Africa 1910 and 1911 (South Africa Act)	1910-1911	Establishes the 'European descent' requirement and the quinquennial census provisions.
Christopher (2002b)	Statutes of the Union of South Africa 1950 (Population Registration Act definition of white person)	1950	Provides the legal definition of a white person that became the census definition.
Cornell (1960)	Statutes of the Union of South Africa, 1911-1960 (Acts, Proclamations and Government Notices)	1892-1960	Forms the backbone of the chronological survey: each Act, Proclamation and Notice is summarised under thematic headings.
Duncan (1990a)	Statutes of the Union of South Africa (Acts 12/1911, 15/1911, 21/1923, 41/1939, 22/1941)	1911-1941	Provides the legal provisions on working hours, colour bars, segregation (section 51), exclusion of labourers, and contract-breach penalties.
Duncan (1990b)	Statutes of the Union of South Africa: Acts 12/1911, 15/1911, 21/1923, 41/1939, 22/1941	1911-1941	Establishes the legal framework: Mines and Works Act, Native Labour Regulation Act, Urban Areas Act, Shops and Offices Act, Factories Machinery and Building Work Act.
Duncan (1993)	Statutes of the Union (Acts 49/1944, 45/1945, 48/1944, 53/1946, 15/1911)	1911-1946	Provisions on pension rates, unemployment insurance exclusions, housing powers and labour medical regulations.