Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
(a)
to the spouse or spouses and children of the deceased recipient who are living on the date of the commencement of this Act;
(b)
if on the date of the commencement of this Act no spouse or child of the deceased recipient is living, to the parents or parent of the deceased recipient who are or is living on such date; or
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(c)
if on the date of the commencement of this Act no spouse, child or parent of the deceased recipient is living, to the grandparents or grandparent of the deceased recipient who are or is living on such date.
(2)
Where the Decoration is conferred posthumously after the commencement of this Act, there may be made a grant of a total sum of fifteen thousand ringgit once only—
(a)
to the spouse or spouses and children of the deceased recipient who are living on the date of the conferment of the Decoration;
(b)
if on the date of the conferment of the Decoration no spouse or child of the deceased recipient is living, to the parents or parent of the deceased recipient who are or is living on such date; or
(c)
if on the date of the conferment of the Decoration no spouse, child or parent of the deceased recipient is living, to the grandparents or grandparent of the deceased recipient who are or is living on such date.
Grant to next-of-kin of recipient who had died before commencement of Act