Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 s 4
The Director General shall be responsible for the general administration, welfare and advancement of aborigines: Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude any aboriginal headman from exercising his authority in matters of aboriginal custom and belief in any aboriginal community or any aboriginal ethnic group.
Pentadbiran orang asli
Ketua Pengarah hendaklah bertanggungjawab bagi pentadbiran, kebajikan dan kemajuan am orang asli: Dengan syarat bahawa tiada apa-apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh disifatkan sebagai menghalang mana-mana ketua orang asli daripada menjalankan kuasanya dalam perkara adat dan kepercayaan orang asli dalam mana-mana masyarakat orang asli atau mana-mana kumpulan etnik orang asli.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).