Probate and Administration Act 1959 s 60
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s 60 Power of personal representative to dispose of property
(1) In dealing with the property of the deceased his personal representative shall comply with this section.
(2) Unless the Court otherwise directs, no sale, transfer, conveyance or assent in respect of immovable property shall be made without the concurrence of all the personal representatives of the deceased; and subject as aforesaid, where there are several personal representatives the powers of all may, in the absence of any direction to the contrary in the will or grant of administration, be exercised by any one of them.
(3) A personal representative may charge, mortgage or otherwise dispose of all or any property vested in him, as he may think proper, subject to any restriction which may be imposed in this behalf by the will of the deceased, and subject to this section: Provided that an executor may dispose of any property notwithstanding any restriction so imposed, if he does so in accordance with an order of the Court.
(4) An administrator may not, without the previous permission of the Court—
(a) mortgage, charge or transfer by sale, gift, exchange or otherwise any immovable property situate in any State and for the time being vested in him; or
(b) lease any such property for a term exceeding five years.
(5) Nothing in this section shall affect subsection 15(2) of the Trustees Act 1949 [Act 208].
(6) The disposal of property by a personal representative in contravention of this section shall be voidable at the instance of any other person interested in the property.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Dalam menguruskan harta si mati wakil dirinya Kuasa wakil hendaklah mematuhi seksyen ini.
(2) Melainkan jika Mahkamah mengarahkan selainnya, tiada penjualan, pemindahmilikan, pemindahhakan atau persetujuan berkenaan dengan harta tak alih boleh dibuat tanpa persetujuan semua wakil diri si mati; dan tertakluk sebagaimana yang tersebut dahulu, jika ada beberapa orang wakil diri, maka kuasa kesemua mereka
Akra 208. embeliar diri. Trakil diri invangri. boleh dijalankan oleh salah seorang daripada mereka, ika tiada apa-apa arahan yang berlawanan dalam wasia tau pemberian pentadbiran itu
(3) Seseorang wakil diri boleh menggadaikan, menggadaijanjikan atau selainnya melupuskan kesemua Dengan syarat bahawa seseorang wasi boleh melupuskan apa-apa harta walau apa pun apa-apa sekatan dikenakan sedemikian, jika dia melakukan sedemikian mengikut suatı berintah Mahkamah. keben arane oragbin dalbitu daripada Maikamadapakan
(a) menggadaijanjikan, menggadaikan atau memindahmilikkan dengan cara menjual, memberi, menukar atau selainnya apa-apa harta tak alih yang terletak di mana-mana Negeri dar yang pada masa itu terletakhak padanya; ataı
(b) memajakkan apa-apa harta sedemikian selama suatu tempoh yang melebihi lima tahun. mesy tiad se kyen 5 (2) Aka emeskng Amanah 194.
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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).
