means a court of a regional division and a magistrate's court established in terms of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 ( Act 32 of 1944 ), and "lower courts" has a corresponding meaning;
[NB: The definition of 'lower court' has been substituted by section 74 of the Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act 120 of 1993, a provision which will be put into operation by proclamation. See PENDLEX.]