Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 · Updated to 15 Jul 2024 · Part III · Special Provisions Relating to Negeri Sembilan
23. Jurisdiction
Feedback & supportThe Land Administrator of the district in which is located the tribe or section of a tribe of which the deceased was a member shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the estate under this Act:
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means— (a) in relation to Sarawak, the District Officer appointed for a district and includes any Assistant District Officer or Sarawak Administrative Officer appointed for the district or part thereof; (b) in relation to Sabah, the Collector of Land Revenue appointed for a district and includes any Assistant Collector of Land Revenue appointed for the district or part thereof; and NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 which comes into operation on 31 January 2017―see subsection 620(1)…
Provided that if the value of the estate exceeds five thousand ringgit, the hearing of any petition for distribution shall be before one or more officers nominated for that purpose by the Menteri Besar of the State of Negeri Sembilan and the officer shall have all the powers of a Land Administrator having jurisdiction over the estate under this
Act.
Where the deceased has left customary estate in addition to other property, the Land Administrator or other officer nominated
property
“property” means immovable property or movable property or both; NOTE—The Interpretation Ordinance of Sarawak has been repealed by the Interpretation Ordinance, 2005 which comes into operation on 1 July 2005―see section 61…
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under this section shall, wherever practicable, fix the hearing of the application under section 10 of the Enactment for the same time and place as the hearing under section 12 of this Act.
Enactment
“Enactment” means the Customary Tenure Enactment of Negeri Sembilan and “tribe” means one of the tribes specified in Schedule B to the Enactment. (2) This Part shall be read with the Enactment and words defined therein shall have the same meanings in this Act. (3) In the event of any conflict between this Act and the Enactment, the provisions of the Enactment shall prevail. (4) For the purpose of this Part, the estate shall not include such part of the estate as is “customary estate” within the meaning of the Enactment. All tribal estates to be “small”