Legitimacy Act 1961 s 11

s 11 Right of illegitimate child and mother of illegitimate child to succeed on intestacy of the other

(1) Where, on or after the prescribed date, the mother of an illegitimate child, the child not being a legitimated person, dies intestate as respects all or any of her property, and does not leave any legitimate issue surviving her, the illegitimate child, or if he is dead his issue, shall be entitled to take any interest therein to which he or his issue would have been entitled if he had been born legitimate. (2) Where, on or after the prescribed date, an illegitimate child, not being a legitimated person, dies intestate as respects all or any of his property, his mother, if surviving, shall be entitled to take any interest therein to which she would have been entitled if the child had been born legitimate and she had been the only surviving parent.

Malay text (authoritative)

Hak anak tidak sah taraf dan ibu anak tidak sah taraf untuk mewarisi apabila salah seorang daripada mereka mati tidak berwasiat

(1) Jika, pada atau selepas tarikh yang ditetapkan, ibu seseorang anak tidak sah taraf, jika anak itu bukan orang disahtarafkan, mati tidak berwasiat berkenaan dengan kesemua atau mana-mana hartanya, dan tidak meninggalkan zuriat sah taraf yang hidup pada masa dia mati, anak yang tidak sah taraf itu, atau, jika dia telah mati, zuriatnya, berhak mengambil apa-apa kepentingan mengenai harta itu yang dia atau zuriatnya akan berhak mengambilnya jika dia telah dilahirkan sah taraf. (2) Jika, pada atau selepas tarikh yang ditetapkan, seseorang anak tidak sah taraf, yang bukan orang disahtarafkan, mati tidak berwasiat berkenaan dengan kesemua atau mana-mana hartanya, ibunya, jika masih hidup, berhak mengambil apa-apa kepentingan mengenai harta itu yang dia akan berhak mengambilnya jika anak itu dilahirkan sah taraf dan dia sahaja ibu atau bapa yang masih hidup.

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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).

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