<Li> The Native Trust and Land Act, 1936 expanded this limit to encompass about 13% of the land area of South Africa . </Li> <Li> The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act, 1946 restricted land ownership by Asians in towns and cities . </Li> <Li> The Group Areas Act, 1950 (re-enacted in 1957 and 1966) divided urban areas into "group areas" in which ownership and residence was restricted to certain population groups . </Li> <Li> The Group Areas Development Act, 1955 formed part of the machinery for the implementation of the Group Areas Act . </Li>

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