Malaysia Distribution Act 1958
In malaysia muslims and non muslims are governed under different sets of inheritance laws.
Malaysia distribution act 1958. 1 this act may be cited as the distribution act 1958. The laws of malaysia series lom is a compilation and reprint of laws published in volume form pursuant to section 14 a of the revision of laws act 1968 act 1 it is the only official and authentic publication of the laws of malaysia. Sujata balan yong chiu mei.
Sarawak 12 december 1986 p u. Peninsular malaysia 1 may 1958. D is t r ib.
The distribution amendment act 1997 amendments to section 6 of the distribution act 1958. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.
Even if there are no difficulties with having many beneficiaries or with finding them the application of the intestacy law in malaysia will create other difficulties as shown below be it the distribution act 1958 or the intestate succession ordinance 1960. Estates of deceased muslims are governed by syariah laws while estates of deceased non muslims are governed under acts such as the will s act of 1959 and the distribution act of 1958 amended 1997 read also. The difference is after the appointment of the administrator.
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. 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. The father mother husband wife children or offspring issues descendants etc.
In the case of non muslims the rightful beneficiaries are stated in the distribution act 1958 i e.
