General Law Amendment Act, 1963

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs No. 37 of 1963
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1963
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Law Amendment Act, 1963
gptkbp:notableFor expanding powers of detention without trial
increasing penalties for political offenses
gptkbp:purpose amendment of laws relating to security and criminal procedure
gptkbp:relatedTo apartheid legislation
gptkbp:repealedBy later democratic reforms in South Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sobukwe_Clause
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6