Malaysia legislation

Section 13

of SMALL ESTATES (DISTRIBUTION) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 13

Section 11 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1), by deleting the words “in his district”;

(b)

by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2a)  Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Estate

Distribution Officer shall have power to restrict public access to the hearing of any petition or any part of the petition if he is satisfied that it is expedient in the interests of public safety, public security or propriety, or for other sufficient reason to do so.”; and

Small Estates (Distribution) (Amendment)

(c)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “lot of land” the word “property”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the word “land” the word

“property”.

Amendment of section 12