Malaysia legislation

Section 15

of SMALL ESTATES (DISTRIBUTION) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 15

Section 13 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2)  Where a petition involves a beneficiary who is a minor or a person of unsound mind, the Estate

Distribution Officer shall make the following order:

(a)

the share of any minor or person of unsound mind in any immovable property to be registered in the name of a suitable person as a trustee; and

(b)

the Land Administrator or the Registrar of

Titles to enter a caveat to protect the interest of the minor or person of unsound mind.”;

(b)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

by substituting for the words “such person” the words “such number of persons”; and

(ii)

by deleting the words “, subject to such security as he may require and may in his discretion dispense with security”;

Small Estates (Distribution) (Amendment)

(c)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

by deleting the words “of any land registered in the name of the deceased”; and

(ii)

by substituting for the words “the land” the words

“or transfer the property”; and

(d)

in subsection (6), by substituting for the words “land registered in the name of the deceased” the word

“property”.

Amendment of section 14

Section 15 — AKTA HARTA PUSAKA KECIL (PEMBAHAGIAN) (PINDAAN) 2022