Right of Appearance in Courts Act, 1995 (Act No. 62 of 1995)

1. Definitions
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

"advocate"

means any person duly admitted and enrolled as an advocate in terms of—

(a)the Admission of Advocates Act, 1964 (Act No. 74 of 1964); or
(b)any law providing for the admission of advocates in any area in the Republic which remained in force by virtue of section 229 of the Constitution;

 

"attorney"

means any person duly admitted and enrolled as an attorney in terms of—

(a)the Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979); or
(b)any law providing for the admission of attorneys in any area in the Republic which remained in force by virtue of section 229 of the Constitution;

 

"Constitutional Court"

means the Constitutional Court established by section 98 of the Constitution;

 

"designated country"

means a country designated by the Minister of Justice by notice in the Gazette for the purposes section 4;

 

"Supreme Court"

means the Supreme Court of the Republic of South Africa contemplated in section 101 of the Constitution.