Malaysia legislation
Section 25
Section 25
Probate of copy or draft or of contents
Where a will has been lost or mislaid after the death of the testator, or where a will cannot for any sufficient reason be produced—
(a)
if a copy or draft thereof is produced, and it appears that the copy or draft is identical in terms with the original, probate may be granted of the copy or draft, limited until the original is admitted to probate; and
(b)
if no copy or draft thereof is produced, probate may be granted of the contents of the will, if they can be sufficiently established, limited as above described, unless the will is a privileged will not in writing.
Destroyed will