Section 2

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(1)

In this Ordinance—

“adat” means a native custom or body of native customs to which lawful effect has not been given to them under the Native

Customs (Declaration) Ordinance, 1996 [Cap. 22], or any other written law and shall be deemed to include the tradition and culture of the natives;

“committee” means a committee appointed under section 7;

“community” and “customary law” have the same meanings attributed to them as in the Native Courts Ordinance, 1992 [Ord.

No. 9/92];

“Ketua Majlis” means the Ketua of the Majlis Adat Istiadat

Sarawak, and includes any person appointed by the Chief

Minister to discharge temporarily the duties of Ketua

Majlis

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“Majlis” means the Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak established under section 3;

“native” means any native race which is specified in the

Schedule to the Interpretation Ordinance, 2005 [Cap. 61], but does not include Malays and natives who profess the religion of

Islam;

“native system of personal law” means the customary law applying to any community being a community forming the whole or part of any native;

“Secretary” means the secretary of the Majlis appointed under section 5.