Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1971 s 1
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s 1 Short title and application
(1) This Act may be cited as the Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1971.
(2) This Act shall apply throughout Malaysia but shall not apply to the estates of deceased Muslims or natives of any of the States in Sabah and Sarawak.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Akta ini boleh-lah di-namakan Akta Pewarisan Țajok
(2) Akta ini hendak-lah di-pakai di-seluroh Malaysia tetapi tidak boleh di-pakai bagi harta pesaka orang2 Islam ataú bumiputra mana2 Negeri di-Malaysia Timor yang
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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).