s 1 An Act relating to the law on wills. [l April 1960, L.N. 55/60] Short title and application
(1) This Act may be cited as the Wills Act 1959. (2) This Act shall apply to the States of West Malaysia only. Interpretation and application (1) In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context- thereto, moneys, shares of Government and other funds, securities for money, charges, debts, choses in action, rights, credits, goods and all other property whatsoever which devolves upon the executor or administrator and any share or interest therein and any contingent, executory or other future interest; "*West Malaysia" has the meaning assigned thereto in section 3 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388], and includes the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur; "will" means a declaration intended to have legal effect of the intentions of a testator with respect to his property or other matters vhich he desires to be carried into effect after his death anc Hsguodinr g ailo cetamen o io gudimgenp coeody ny tuition of any child. * All references to "West Malaysia" shall be construed as references to "Peninsular Malaysia"—see Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A996], s. 5(2). Аст 346 (2) This Act shall not apply to the wills of persons professing he religion of Islam whose testamentary powers shall remair inaffected by anything in this Act contained Property disposable by will Except as hereinafter provided, every person of sound mind Will of infant invalid 4. No will made by any person under the age of majority shall be valid. Mode of execution (1) No will shall be valid unless it is in writing and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned. (2) Every will shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator or by some other person in his presence and by his direction; such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator as the signature to his will in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation shall be necessary: Provided that every will shall, as far only as regards the position of the sıgnature of the testator, or of the person signing tor hım as aforesaid, be deemed to be valid under this section if the sıgnature shall be so placed at or after, or following, or under, or beside, or opposite to the end of the will, that it shall be apparent on the face of the will that the testator intended to give effect by such his signature to the writing signed as his will; and no such will shall be affected by the circumstance- (a) that the signature shall not follow or be immediately after the foot or end of the will; or (b) that a blank space shall intervene between the concluding word of the will and the signature; or (c) betli eilow or be aher p mtc tieonts el amuesoni n either with or without a blank space intervening, or shall follow or be after, or under, or beside the names or one (d) that the signature shall be on a side or page or other portion of the paper or papers containing the will whereon no clause or paragraph or disposing part of the will shall be written above the signature; or (e) that there shall appear to be sufficient space on or at the bottom of the preceding side or page or other portion of the same paper on which the will is written to contain the signature, and the enumeration of the above circumstances shall not restrict to gieneralicy of ahy prpoiso buordisignamve shall bunperacave or which follows it, nor shall it give effect to any disposition or direction inserted after the signature shall be made. Execution of appointment by will