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s 15 Limitation of guardian’s powers
(1) A guardian of the property of an infant shall not, without the leave of the Court or a Judge—
(a) sell, charge, mortgage, exchange, or otherwise part with the possession of any of the movable or immovable property of the infant; or
(b) lease any land belonging to the infant for a term exceeding one year.
(2) Any disposal of an infant’s property in contravention of this section may be declared void, and on such declaration the Judge may make such order as appears requisite for restoring to the infant’s estate the property so disposed of.
(3) The Court or a Judge shall not make any order under subsection (2) unless it is necessary or advisable in the interests of the infant.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Penjaga harta seseorang budak tidaklah boleh, Batasar tanpa keizinan Mahkamah atau Hakim— kuasa-kuas penjaga.
(a) menjual, menggadai, menggadai-janji, menukar, atau selainnya melepaskan milikan mana-mana harta alih atau tak alih budak itu; atau
(b) memajak mana-mana tanah kepunyaan budak itu bagi suatu tempoh yang melebihi satu tahun.
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(2) Mana-mana pelupusan harta seseorang budak yang berlanggaran dengan seksyen ini boleh diisytiharkan tak sah, dan atas pengisytiharan sedemikian Hakim boleh membuat perintah sebagaimana yang ternyata dikehendaki bagi memulihkan harta yang dilupuskan itu kepada estet budak itu.
(3) Mahkamah atau Hakim tidaklah boleh membuat apa-apa perintah di bawah subseksyen (2) melaınkan jika ia perlu atau patut demi kepentingan budak itu.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
