Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
Amendment of section 2
(a)
by deleting the definition of “Director General of Lands and Mines”;
(b)
by deleting the definition of “Director of Lands and Mines”;
(c)
by inserting after the definition of “distribution order”
the following definition:
‘ “Estate Distribution Officer” means an officer appointed under section 2c;’;
(d)
by inserting after the definition of “Land Administrator”
the following definition:
‘ “Majlis”, in relation to a State, means the Majlis
Agama Islam, by whatever name called, established under any written law for the purpose of administering
Islamic law;’;
(e)
by inserting after the definition of “Native Title” the following definition:
‘ “patient” means a person who is a sole beneficiary, suffering from serious illness or injury, or who is bedridden, and unable to attend any proceedings under this Act;’;
(f)
by deleting the definition of “penghulu”;
(g)
by inserting after the definition of “prescribed” the following definitions:
‘ “President” means the President of Estate Distribution appointed under subsection 2a(1);
“property” means immovable property or movable property or both;’;
Small Estates (Distribution) (Amendment)
(h)
in the definition of “purchaser”, by inserting after the words
“whom he claims” the words “, or is in possession of any movable property sold by the deceased by a written agreement;”; and
(i)
in the definition of “valuation officer”, by inserting after the words “assistant valuation officer” the words
“or a registered valuer under the Valuers, Appraisers,
Estate Agents and Property Managers Act 1981 [Act 242]”.
New Part Ia