Internal Security Act, 1982

Internal Security Act, 1982
Act to provide for the security of the State and the maintenance of law and order; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Citation	Act No. 74 of 1982
Enacted by	Parliament of South Africa
Date assented to	1 June 1982
Date commenced	2 July 1982
Date repealed	various dates from 31 July 1991 to 20 May 2005
Administered by	Minister of Law and Order, Minister of Justice
Repealing legislation
Internal Security and Intimidation Amendment Act, 1991 Abolition of Restrictions on Free Political Activity Act, 1993 Regulation of Gatherings Act, 1993 Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act, 2004
Status: Repealed

The Internal Security Act, 1982 (Act No. 74 of 1982) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa that consolidated and replaced various earlier pieces of security legislation, including the Suppression of Communism Act, parts of the Riotous Assemblies Act, the Unlawful Organizations Act and the Terrorism Act. It gave the apartheid government broad powers to ban or restrict organizations, publications, people and public gatherings, and to detain people without trial. The act was passed in consequence of the recommendations of the Rabie Commission which enquired into the state of security legislation.^[1] Most of the act was progressively repealed during the transitional period between 1990 to 1996, with the last remaining sections repealed in 2005.

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External links

• The full text of Internal Security Act, 1982 at Wikisource