"arbitration agreement": a written agreement providing for the reference to arbitration of an existing dispute or a future dispute, whether or not an arbitrator is named or designated therein;

“the court": a Magistrates Court or the Supreme Court of South Africa, or any court established or recognised by section 166 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, as the context may indicate; and the

"Supreme Court" includes any successor in title to the Supreme Court;

"deliver": to deliver or send copies to all parties as provided for in these Rules,

and to file the original to the Registrar; and "delivery" has a corresponding meaning; but "physically deliver" shall mean physically deliver to the party indicated by the context;

"pleading": includes documents comprising a Request for Arbitration, a statement of defence, a counter-claim and a statement of defence to a counterclaim;

“the Act": the Arbitration Act, 1965;

"the Foundation": the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa, being the name under which the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa ("AFSA")