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Wills Act 1959 s 23

Wills Act 1959 s 23

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 23

Where any property shall be devised or bequeathed to any trustee or executor, such devise or bequest shall be construed to pass the tee simple or other the right to the whole estate or interest in such property which the testator had power to dispose of by will unless à lesser interest in such property shall thereby be given to him expressly or by implication. Devise or bequest of property to trustee without limitation

Malay text (authoritative)

Devis atau bekues harta kepada pemegang amanah atau wasi

Jika apa-apa harta didevis atau dibekues kepada mana-mana pemegang amanah atau wasi, devis atau bekues itu hendaklah ditafsirkan sebagai melepaskan tanpa menerima apa-apa atau mendapat apa-apa kelebihan kepada keseluruhan harta pusaka atau kepentingan dalam harta itu yang pewasiat itu mempunyai kuasa untuk melupuskan melalui wasiat melainkan jika suatu kepentingan yang lebih kecil mengenai harta benda itu diberikan kepadanya secara nyata atau secara tersirat.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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