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]