Internal Security Act, 1950/1982-07-02

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To declare the Communist Party of South Africa to be an unlawful organization; to make provision for declaring other organizations promoting communistic activities or activities endangering the security of the State or the maintenance of public order to be unlawful and for prohibiting certain periodical or other publications; to prohibit certain communistic or other undesirable activities; to regulate the release on bail or otherwise of persons arrested for certain offences; to provide for the detention of certain witnesses; and to make provision for other incidental matters.

(Afrikaans text signed by the Officer Administering the Government.) (Assented to 26th June, 1950.)

as amended by

Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 50 of 1951 Riotous Assemblies and Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 15 of 1954 General Law Amendment Act, No. 76 of 1962 General Law Amendment Act, No. 37 of 1963 General Law Amendment Act, No. 80 of 1964 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 97 of 1965 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 8 of 1966 General Law Amendment Act, No. 62 of 1966 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 24 of 1967 General Law Amendment Act, No. 102 of 1967 General Law Amendment Act, No. 70 of 1968 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 2 of 1972 General Law Amendment Act, No. 57 of 1975 Internal Security Amendment Act, No. 79 of 1976 Criminal Procedure Matters Amendment Act, No. 79 of 1978 Internal Security Act, No. 74 of 1982