Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994)

WHEREAS the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), provides for restitution of property or equitable redress to a person or community dispossessed of property after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatory law practices;

AND WHEREAS legislative measures designed to protect or advance persons, or categories of persons, disadvantaged by unfair discrimination may be taken to promote the achievement of equality;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:

[Preamble substituted by section 1 of Act No. 63 of 1997]