Population Registration Act, 1950/1977-03-30

​

as amended by

Population Registration Amendment Act, No. 71 of 1956 Statistics Act, No. 73 of 1957 Population Registration Amendment Act, No. 30 of 1960 Population Registration Amendment Act, No. 61 of 1962 Bantu Laws Amendment Act, No. 42 of 1964 Population Registration Amendment Act, No. 64 of 1967 Population Registration Amendment Act, No. 106 of 1969 Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act, No. 26 of 1970 Population Registration Amendment Act, No. 29 of 1970 Population Registration and Identity Documents Amendment Act, No. 36 of 1973 Population Registration and Identity Documents in South-West Africa Amendment Act, No. 33 of 1977

7. (1) There shall, in respect of every person whose name is included in the register, other than of a Bantu, be included in the register the following relevant particulars available to the Secretary, and no other particulars whatsoever, namely—

his identity number;

the required particulars furnished when notice of his birth was given or, in the absence of such notification, the particulars in respect of his name, sex, date of birth and place of birth acceptable to the Secretary;

his classification in terms of section 5;

his ordinary place of residence and his postal address, and the electoral division and polling district for the purposes of the Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946 (Act No. 46 of 1946), or any other Act of Parliament relating to the political representation of any race or group in any council or body, in which his ordinary place of residence is situated;

if he is a South African citizen but he is not such a citizen by birth, the date of his naturalization or registration as such a citizen, and, if he is an alien and was not born in the Republic, the date of his arrival in the Republic, and the country of his origin;

the particulars as to his marriage contained in the marriage register concerned or any other documents relating to the contracting of his marriage, and such other particulars as to his married state as may be furnished to the Secretary;

a recent photograph of himself, if he has attained the age of sixteen years;

particulars of his compulsory immunization against poliomyelitis, tuberculosis and small-pox;

particulars concerning passports and permits to leave the Republic granted to him, and the dates of his departure from and return to the Republic;

particulars concerning applications for driver’s licences, and driver’s licences issued or valid under or by virtue of an ordinance of a Provincial Council or the Legislative Assembly of the territory of South-West Africa;

{{SLi|(k) the particulars recorded in terms of section 42 (1) of the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1969 (Act No. 75 of 1969), in the register mentioned therein;

his educational qualifications and occupation;

{{SLi|(m)}} the official language in which he wishes to be served for the purposes of this Act; and

{{SLi|(n)}} after his death, the required particulars furnished when notice of his death was given, and on permanent departure from the Republic, except for the territory of South-West Africa, the date of such departure. {{SLee}}

(2) There shall, in respect of every Bantu whose name is included in the register, be included in the register the following relevant particulars available to the Secretary, and no other particulars whatsoever, namely—

the particulars referred to in paragraphs (a) to (n), both inclusive, of subsection (1);

the district in which he is ordinarily resident;

the ethnic group or nation and tribe to which he belongs;

if his date of birth is unknown, the year in which he was born or, if it is unknown, the estimated year in which he was born, and, if his place of birth is unknown, the district in which he was born; and

if he is not a South African citizen, his fingerprints. {{SLee}} {{SLan|S. 7 substituted by s. 5 of Act No. 29 of 1970.}}

{{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s8}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1967-05-19|s9}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1977-01-01|s10}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s11}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1962-05-29|s12}} {{anchor|s13}}{{Right sidenote|Identity documents.}} 13. (1) The Secretary shall as soon as practicable after— {{SLeb|pad=y}} {{SLi|(a)}} the inclusion in the register of the name of any person born in the Republic or of a South African citizen born outside the Republic; or

{{SLi|(b)}} the receipt by him of an application for an identity document in the prescribed form and completed by or on behalf of any other person whose name has been included in the register (whether before or after the commencement of section 9 of the Population Registration Amendment Act, 1970), together with, if such person has attained the age of sixteen years, two copies of the photograph referred to in section 16 (1), {{SLee}} and subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, issue an identity document to such person: Provided that no identity document shall be issued to any person to whom a certificate of citizenship has been issued in terms of the Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act, 1970 (Act No. 26 of 1970).

(2) If a person referred to in subsection (1) is not a Bantu his identity document may contain only the following relevant particulars, and no other particulars whatsoever, in relation to him, namely— {{SLeb|pad=y}} {{SLi|(a)}} his identity number and the date of issue of the identity document;

{{SLi|(b)}} his full name, date of birth and sex, and the country in which he was born;

{{SLi|(c)}} an indication whether or not he is a South African citizen;

{{SLi|(d)}} a recent photograph of himself, if he has attained the age of sixteen years;

{{SLi|(e)}} the particulars as to his marriage contained in the marriage register concerned or any other documents relating to the contracting of his marriage, and such other particulars as to his married state as he desires such document to contain;

particulars of his compulsory immunization against poliomyelitis, tuberculosis and smallpox, and, if he so desires, particulars of further immunization against poliomyelitis, tuberculosis and smallpox, and particulars of immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, gastric fever, whooping cough, yellow fever or cholera; {{SLan|Para. (f) substituted by s. 2 of Act No. 33 of 1977.}}

if he so desires, his blood group, a note that he is allergic to penicillin or any serum, and a note that he is suffering from epilepsy, haemophilia, porphyria or diabetes;

his driver’s licence issued or valid under or by virtue of an ordinance of a provincial council or the Legislative Assembly of the territory of South-West Africa;

{{SLi|(i)}} the particulars recorded in terms of section 42 (1) of the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1969 (Act No. 75 of 1969), in the register mentioned therein;

his ordinary place of residence and his postal address;

{{SLi|(k)}} after a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette, the electoral division and polling district for the purposes of the Electoral Consolidation Act, 1946 (Act No. 46 of 1946), or any other Act of Parliament relating to the political representation of any race or group in any council or body, in which his ordinary place of residence is situated;

{{SLi|(l)}} after a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette, if he has voted at an election in terms of any law referred to in paragraph (k), a note that he has done so;

{{SLi|(m)}} after his death, the required particulars furnished when notice of his death was given, and on permanent departure from the Republic, except for the territory of South-West Africa, the date of such departure. {{SLee}}

(3) If the person is a Bantu his identity document may contain only the following relevant particulars, and no other particulars whatsoever, in relation to him, namely— {{SLeb|pad=y}} {{SLi|(a)}} the particulars referred to in paragraphs (a) to (m), both inclusive, of subsection (2);

{{SLi|(b)}} the ethnic group or nation and tribe to which he belongs; and

{{SLi|(c)}} if he is not a South African citizen, his fingerprints. {{SLee}} (4) An identity document issued in terms of subsection (1) to a person who has not attained the age of sixteen years, shall lapse on such person’s attaining that age.

(5) An identity document issued in terms of the Identity Documents in South-West Africa Act, 1970, to any person, shall, so long as such person is such a person as is referred to in section 4 (a) of this Act, be deemed to have been issued to him in terms of this section. {{SLan|S. 13 substituted by s. 9 of Act No. 29 of 1970.}}

{{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s14}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1973-04-18|s15}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s16}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s17}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s18}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1973-04-18|s19}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s20}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s21}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1969-06-27|s21A}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1972-02-01|s22}} {{#lst:Population Registration Act, 1950/1957-07-05|s23}} {{#lst:Page:Population Registration Act 1950.pdf/13|s24}}