Population Registration Act, 1950
APARTHEID LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
The Population Registration Act; Population Registration Act; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1956; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1960; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1962; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1967; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1969; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1970; Population Registration and Identity Documents Amendment Act, 1973; Population Registration and Identity Documents in South-West Africa Amendment Act, 1977; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1980; Population Registration Amendment Act, 1982
The Population Registration Act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of South Africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics as part of the system of apartheid.