NRC, noun2
- Forms:
- Also N.R.C.
- Origin:
- Initial letters of Natives’ Representative Council.
historical
A body established in terms of the Representation of Natives Act of 1936 to advise the government on matters affecting Black people.
- Note:
- The establishment of this body put an end to direct representation in Parliament for all but the White group, until 1994. The NRC consisted of twelve elected Black members, four nominated Black members, and five ex officioWhite members. It was abolished in 1951.
1986 P. Maylam Hist. of Afr. People 167The NRC was abolished by the 1951 Bantu Authorities Act, a key measure in the creation of the Nationalist government’s Bantustan system.
A body established in terms of the Representation of Natives Act of 1936 to advise the government on matters affecting Black people.
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