Portal:Acts of the Parliament of South Africa

“ It shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under section one or section two if it is proved to the satisfaction of the court or jury before whom the charge is brought that the person so charged at the time of the commission of the offence had reasonable cause to believe that the person with whom he or she committed the offence was a European if the person so charged is a European, or a non-European if the person so charged is a non-European. ”

“ Any European male who has illicit carnal intercourse with a non-European female, and any non-European male who has illicit carnal intercourse with a European female, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years. ”

“ Whenever in any proceedings under this Act the question is in issue whether any female was married to any male, the onus of proving such marriage shall be upon the accused and in the absence of such proof such female and male shall be deemed to be unmarried. ”