Malaysia legislation
Section 13
Section 13
(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 Estate Distribution Officer or the Registrar of Titles to enter a caveat to protect the interest of the minor or person of unsound mind.
(3)
If the Estate Distribution Officer finds that the deceased was a trustee for any person of any land held in the name of the deceased though not registered as such, he shall unless in any case he thinks it proper to refer to the Court order the trust property to be transmitted to a new trustee or to the beneficiary as he shall think fit but without prejudice to any registered rights or interests in the land of any creditor of the deceased or any person deriving title through the deceased.
(4)
If the nature of the case so requires, the Estate Distribution
Officer shall, instead of or in addition to making a distribution order, grant letters of administration to such number of persons as he shall think fit. The letters of administration shall be subject to such limitations as the Estate Distribution Officer may think fit to specify in the grant.
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(5)
If the Estate Distribution Officer finds that any person has proved his claim to be a purchaser within the meaning of section 2, he shall, by his order, transmit or transfer the property to the purchaser, subject to such conditions as to the payment of any outstanding balance of the purchase money or otherwise as he may think fit to impose.
(6)
If in the opinion of the Estate Distribution Officer any person claiming to be a purchaser of any property is not such a purchaser but is entitled to any sum as compensation or relief out of the estate of the deceased, he shall record a finding to that effect and shall provide in the order for the payment of that sum to that person as a debt of the deceased.
(7)
If it appears that the estate is or is likely to be insolvent, the
Estate Distribution Officer shall grant letters of administration to some fit person on behalf of the general body of creditors or else order the estate to be administered in bankruptcy by the *Director General of
Insolvency.
Direction or declaration by the Corporation in respect of movable property