"functional currency"

in relation to—

(a)a person, means the currency of the primary economic environment in which the business operations of that person are conducted; and
(b)a permanent establishment of any person, means the currency of the primary economic environment in which the business operations of that permanent establishment are conducted;

[Definition inserted by section 6(1)(k) of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2010 (Act No. 7 of 2010) - effective 1 January 2011]