Malaysia legislation
Section 12
Section 12
(2)
So long as the chain of representation is unbroken, the last executor in the chain is the executor of every preceding executor.
(3)
The chain of representation is broken by—
(a)
an intestacy;
(b)
the failure of a testator to appoint an executor; or
(c)
the failure to obtain probate of a will, but is not broken by a temporary grant of administration if probate is subsequently granted.
(4)
Every person in the chain of representation to a testator—
(a)
has the same rights in respect of the estate of that testator as the original executor would have had if living; and
(b)
is, to the extent to which the estate of that testator has come to his hands, answerable as if he were an original executor.
Grant of representation to a trust corporation