Innumerable Restrictions

There are numerous other restrictions that can be imposed on banned persons. They must notify the police of any change of address, for example, either residential or business. Often they must report regularly to the police, failure to do so rendering them liable to imprisonment.

Then, in addition to confining an individual to a certain area, a banning order can also exclude him from specified areas or places. Usually, these prohibited areas include African townships (if the banned person is not an African himself), factory premises, any place where publications are prepared or printed (such as newspaper or printing works), any educational institution, any harbour, any court (unless the banned person is concerned in a case as an accused witness etc.) and so on.

The Minister may grant exemptions from these prohibitions — for example, to allow a student to continue his studies or a factory worker to continue his employment — but the exemptions are not necessarily granted.