Section 30
Construction of wills
A will made in any of the States of Selangor, Perak,
Negeri Sembilan or Pahang before the coming into force of this
Act and a will made in either of the States of Penang and Malacca shall, if such will would immediately before the commencement of this Act have been construed in accordance with the Wills
Enactment 1938 [F.M.S. 5 of 1938], of the Federated Malay States or the Wills Ordinance of the Straits Settlements [S.S. Cap. 53]
respectively, continue to be construed in accordance with such provisions, notwithstanding any repeal of that Enactment or
Ordinance.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1) a will re-executed, re-published or revived by a codicil shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was so re-executed, re-published or revived.
(3)
Save as provided by subsection (1) and subject to this Act, section 100 of the Evidence Act 1950 [Act 56] shall apply to the construction of all wills required to be construed in accordance with the law of Malaysia as if the words “in the Settlements or either of them” appearing in such section had been omitted.