means a body of persons, whether incorporated or not, that carries on the business of banking, and includes the South African Reserve Bank contemplated in the South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989 (Act 90 of 1989), a bank as defined in section 1 of the Banks Act, 1990 (Act 94 of 1990), a mutual bank as defined in section 1 of the Mutual Banks Act, 1993 (Act 124 of 1993), and the Post Office Savings Bank as defined in section 1 of the Post Office Act, 1958 (Act 44 of 1958);
[Definition of "banker" substituted by definition of "bank" by section 1 (b) of Act 56 of 2000.]