Probate and Administration Act 1959 s 7
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s 7 Cesser of right of executor to prove
Where a person appointed executor by a will—
(a) survives the testator but dies without having taken out probate of the will;
(b) is cited to take out probate of the will and does not appear to the citation; or
(c) renounces the probate of the will,
his rights in respect of the executorship shall wholly cease, and the representation to the testator and the administration of his estate shall devolve and be committed in like manner as if that person had not been appointed executor.
Malay text (authoritative)
Jika seseorang dilantik sebagai wasi oleh suatu wasiat—
(a) menakat pewasiat itu tetapi mati tanpa mengambil probet wasiat itu;
(b) dipanggil supaya mengambil probet wasiat itu tetapi tidak hadir untuk memenuhi panggilan
(c) menolak probet wasiat itu, haknya berkenaan dengan kewasian itu hendaklah terhenti sama sekali, dan perwakilan bagi pewasiat dan pentadbiran harta pusakanya hendaklah diturunkan dan diamanahkan nengikut cara yang sama seolah-olah orang itu tela idak dilantik sebagai wasi Penolakan nyata.
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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).
