Section 16
Corporation may take possession of property
of Public Trust Corporation Act 1995
The Corporation may, as soon as it learns on such evidence as it deems sufficient that any person has died intestate leaving property in Malaysia, forthwith take possession thereof and provide for its safe custody until letters of administration are granted by the Court.
(2)
Any person who without lawful authority or excuse removes or attempts to remove any portion of the property or destroys, conceals or refuses to yield up the same, on demand, to the Corporation, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(3)
No suit shall be brought against the Corporation or any of its officers for anything done by the Corporation in relation to any such property under the authority or execution or intended execution of the powers vested in the Corporation by subsection
(1)
; but any person who is aggrieved thereby may make application to the Court for redress.