Probate and Administration Act 1959 s 29
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s 29 Absent persons
Where a person who would be entitled to representation is absent from Malaysia, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) where an executor appointed by a will is absent from Malaysia, and there is no other executor within Malaysia willing to act, letters of administration with the will annexed may be granted to a duly authorized attorney of the absent executor, limited until he obtains probate for himself, and in the meantime to any purpose to which the attorney’s authority is limited;
(b) where any person to whom letters of administration with the will annexed might be granted under section 16 is absent from Malaysia, letters of administration with the will annexed may be granted to his duly authorized attorney, limited as described in paragraph (a);
(c) where a person entitled to letters of administration in case of intestacy is absent from Malaysia, and no person equally entitled is willing to act, letters of administration may be granted to an authorized attorney of the absent person, limited until he shall obtain a grant himself; and
(d) the Court shall have regard to section 7 of the *Diplomatic and Consular Privileges Ordinance 1957 [Ord. 53 of 1957].
Malay text (authoritative)
Jika seseorang yang boleh menjadi berhak kepada perwakilan tidak berada di Malaysia, peruntukanperuntukan yang berikut hendaklah terpakai:
(a) jika seseorang wasi yang dilantik melalui wasiat tidak berada di Malaysia, dan tiada wasi lain di Malaysia yang sanggup untuk bertindak, maka surat kuasa pentadbiran dengan wasiat terlampir
boleh diberikan kepada seorang wakil wași yang maksud yang mengenainya kuasa wakil itu terhad; diperihalkan dalam perenggan (a);
(c) jika seseorang yang berhak kepada surat kuasa pentadbiran dalam hal kematian tak berwasiat tidak berada di Malaysia, dan tiada seorang pun yang sama-sama berhak sanggup untuk bertindak, maka surat kuasa pentadbiran boleh diberikan kepada seorang wakil yang diberikuasa bagi mendapatkan suatu pemberian; dan
(d) Mahkamah hendaklah mengambil perhatian akan seksyen 7 Ordinan Keistimewaan Diplomatik 53157. dan Konsular 1957. sedemikian boleh dihadkan mengikut apa-apa cara yang difikirkan patut oleh Mahkamah: Dengan syarat bahawa, jika si mati itu mati tak berwasiat langsung tentang harta pusakanya, maka pentadbiran hendaklah, jika permohonan dibuat bagi maksud itu,
diberikan kepada mana-mana satu atau lebih daripada Kesan Pemlacbian. bertanggungjawab mengikut cara yang serupa seolah-olah pembatalan semedara Kaveat.
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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).
