Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956
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Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956
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The Riotous Assemblies Act, Act No 17 of 1956 in South Africa prohibited gatherings in open-air public places if the Minister of Justice considered they could endanger the public peace. Banishment was also included as a form of punishment. This Act was passed in response to the Congress of the People, held at Kliptown, near Johannesburg, in June 1955. Following a call from the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Indian Congress, the South African Coloured People's Congress, the So
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