National Language Acts 1963/1967 s 2
s 2 National language to be used for official purposes
Save as provided in this Act and subject to the safeguards contained in Article 152(1) of the Constitution relating to any other language and the language of any other community in Malaysia the national language shall be used for official purposes.
Malay text (authoritative)
Bahasa kebangsaan hendaklah digunakan bagi maksud rasmi
Kecuali sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan dalam Akta ini dan tertakluk kepada perlindungan-perlindungan yang terkandung dalam Perkara 152(1) Perlembagaan berhubung dengan manamana bahasa lain dan bahasa mana-mana kaum lain di Malaysia bahasa kebangsaan hendaklah digunakan bagi maksud rasmi.
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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).