Distribution Act 1958 Malaysia
Sujata balan yong chiu mei.
Distribution act 1958 malaysia. For non muslim administrator will distribute the estates according to proportion fixed by abovementioned distribution act 1958 for west malaysia and sarawak and the intestate succession ordinance 1968 for sabah. The distribution act 1958 as amended in 1997 is applicable to all malaysian and foreigners with a malaysian domicile who die intestate in malaysia. The distribution amendment act 1997 amendments to section 6 of the distribution act 1958. Peninsular malaysia 1 may 1958.
Sarawak 12 december 1986 p u. Section 6 of the distribution act 1958 sets out various scenarios for intestacy and provides a fixed formula for the distribution of the person s assets. Principal acts distribution act 1958 act 300 distribution act 1958 act 300 7 trusts in favour of issue and other classes of relatives of intestate. Act 300 distribution act 1958 incorporating all amendments up to 1 january 2006 published by the commissioner of law revision malaysia under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional malaysia bhd 2006.
A 446 1986 short title and application 1. Subject land soil keyword gender. Unannotated statutes of malaysia principal acts distribution act 1958 act 300 distribution act 1958 act 300 5 persons held to be similarly related to deceased. Who will inherit my assets under the distribution act 1958.
The act apply to foreigners who are working here as an expatriate or living in malaysia on the mm2h programme my malaysia second home programme only in relation to his her immovables. The following are some examples. Act 300laws of malaysia4 distribution 5 laws of malaysia act 300 distribution act 1958 an act relating to the law of distribution of intestate estates. In 1984 two academic staff of the faculty of law of the university of malaya namely associate professors p balan and rafiah salim as they then were published a comprehensive article on the law of intestate distribution of non muslims under the.
The law which provides for the distribution of the property of a person who dies intestate is contained in the distribution act 1958 distribution act as amended by the distribution amendment act 1997 which came into force on 31 august 1997. D is t r ib. The difference is after the appointment of the administrator. Spouse issue parents.
Country territory malaysia document type legislation date 1958 1984 source fao faolex long title an act relating to the law of distribution of intestate estates. Leaving a spouse issue and parents.