[definition of inserted by Act 2 of 2014] “divisional magistrate” means the hierarchical levels on which posts are created; “grade” means a person who, in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1995 (Act No. “legal practitioner” 15 of 1995), has been admitted and authorized to practise as a legal practitioner or is deemed to have been so admitted and authorized; means any court established under section 2(1) of the Act “lower court” Magistrates’ Courts pursuant to Article 83 of the Namibian Constitution; means the magistracy referred to in section 11(1); “magistracy” means a magistrate appointed under this Act; “magistrate” Courts means the Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944); “Magistrates’ Act” Magistrates’ means the Minister responsible for justice; “Minister” means the Pension Matters of Government Institutions Proclamation, 1989 “pensions law” (Proclamation No. AG. 56 of 1989), or any other law relating to pensions; means the posts created for the normal and regular requirements of “permanent establishment” the magistracy; in section 26(19), means prescribed by regulation; “prescribed”, except court means a magistrate appointed under section 11(1)(d) as regional “regional magistrate” court magistrate; [definition of court inserted by Act 2 of 2014] “regional magistrate” and mean respectively a regional “regional division”, “district division”, “district” “subdistrict” division, district division, district and subdistrict created under section 2(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act; means a regulation made under this Act; “regulation” except in sections 9(2) and 11(7)(c), means basic salary, allowance and any “remuneration”, other similar benefit; means a minimum and maximum salary limit attached to a specific grade; “salary scale” in relation to salary, includes a salary at a fixed amount; “scale”, in relation to a lower court, means the place where the lower court is situated; “seat”, means a staff member as defined in section 1(1) of the Public Service Act, 1995 “staff member” (Act No. 13 of 1995); any regulation. “this Act” includes PART II MAGISTRATES COMMISSION
[definition of “divisional magistrate” inserted by Act 2 of 2014] “grade” means the hierarchical levels on which posts are created; “legal practitioner” means a person who, in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1995 (Act No. 15 of 1995), has been admitted and authorized to practise as a legal practitioner or is deemed to have been so admitted and authorized; “lower court” means any court established under section 2(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act pursuant to Article 83 of the Namibian Constitution; “magistracy” means the magistracy referred to in section 11(1); “magistrate” means a magistrate appointed under this Act; “Magistrates’ Courts Act” means the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944); “Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice; “pensions law” means the Pension Matters of Government Institutions Proclamation, 1989 (Proclamation No. AG. 56 of 1989), or any other law relating to pensions; “permanent establishment” means the posts created for the normal and regular requirements of the magistracy; “prescribed”, except in section 26(19), means prescribed by regulation; “regional court magistrate” means a magistrate appointed under section 11(1)(d) as regional court magistrate; [definition of “regional court magistrate” inserted by Act 2 of 2014] “regional division”, “district division”, “district” and “subdistrict” mean respectively a regional division, district division, district and subdistrict created under section 2(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act; “regulation” means a regulation made under this Act; “remuneration”, except in sections 9(2) and 11(7)(c), means basic salary, allowance and any other similar benefit; “salary scale” means a minimum and maximum salary limit attached to a specific grade; “scale”, in relation to salary, includes a salary at a fixed amount; “seat”, in relation to a lower court, means the place where the lower court is situated; “staff member” means a staff member as defined in section 1(1) of the Public Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995); “this Act” includes any regulation. PART II MAGISTRATES COMMISSION