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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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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