Pen'urwill

Statute

THE DISTRIBUTION ACT 1958

(AS AMENDED IN 1997 FOR WEST MALAYSIA & SARAWAK)

NOTES:

The following person(s) are entitled accordance to priority when an intestate dies without leaving a surviving spouse, children and parents:-

  1. Brothers and Sisters
  2. Grand Parents
  3. Uncles and Aunts
  4. Great Grandparents
  5. Great Uncles and Aunts
  6. Government

INTESTATE SUCCESSION ORDINANCE 1960

(FOR SABAH ONLY)

NOTES:

This Act only applies in Sabah. It does not apply to Muslims and the natives of Sabah Issues include children and the descendants of deceased children Definition of Personal Chattels means horses, stable furniture and effects (not used for business purposes), motor cars and accessories (not used for business purposes), garden effects, domestic animals, plate, plated articles, linen, china, glass, books, pictures, prints, furniture, jewellery, articles of household or personal use of ornament, musical and scientific instruments and apparatus, wines, liquors and consumable stores, but do not include any chattels used at the death of the intestate for business purposes nor money or securities for money Uncles and Aunts refer to parents, brothers and sisters.

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