Probate and Administration Act 1959 s 71

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s 71 Contracts by personal representatives

(1) Subject to section 60 every contract entered into by a personal representative in exercise of his powers of administering an estate shall be binding on and be enforceable against and by the personal representative for the time being of the deceased, and may be carried into effect or be varied or rescinded by him, and, in the case of a contract entered into by a predecessor, as if it had been entered into by himself. (2) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of any person to require an assent, transfer or conveyance to be made. (3) This section applies whether the testator or intestate died before or after the commencement of this Act.

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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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