The Act was to provide for the security of the State and the maintenance of law and order; and to provide for matters connected therewith
Archive record
Internal Security Act, Act No 74 of 1982

- Origin date
- September 1988
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Internal Security Act, Act No 74 of 1982. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113226
South African History Online (2016) 'Internal Security Act, Act No 74 of 1982', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113226 (Accessed: 28 July 2026).
South African History Online, Internal Security Act, Act No 74 of 1982 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113226, (accessed 28 July 2026).
"Internal Security Act, Act No 74 of 1982." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113226. Accessed 28 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Internal Security Act, Act No 74 of 1982." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113226.
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