Probate and Administration Act 1959 s 86
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s 86 Undistributed funds may be passed to the Corporation
(1) Where upon the conclusion of the administration of the estate of a person dying testate or intestate, there remain in the hands of any personal representative funds of which he is unable to dispose immediately by distribution in accordance with law by reason of the inability of the person entitled to give a discharge, through lack of legal capacity or otherwise, or by reason of any other cause which to the Corporation shall appear sufficient, the personal representative may, if the Corporation consents to accept the same, pay the funds to the Corporation which shall not be required to make any inquiry whether the administration has been conducted in accordance with law, but may accept the same for the benefit of that person and may for the purpose exercise all the powers conferred on the Corporation under section 19 of the Public Trust Corporation Act 1995.
(2) The receipt of the Corporation may be accepted by the personal representative and shall constitute a full and sufficient discharge in respect of those funds.
(3) (Deleted by Act A912).
87-89. (Deleted by Act A912).
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (3), jika apabila selesai pentadbiran harta pusaka seseorang yang mati berwasiat atau tak berwasiat, masih terdapat dalam tangan Pegawai Pentadbir Pusaka, atau mana-mana wakil diri, wang yang tidak dapat dilupuskan dengan segera olehnya melalui cara pembahagian mengikut undang-undang oleh sebab ketakdayaan orang yang berhak itu untuk
Amanah Raya, maka Pegawai Pentadbir Pusaka atau wakil diri lain, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan boleh, jika Pemegang Amanah Raya bersetuju untuk menerimanya, membayar wang itu kepada Pemegang Amanah Raya yang tidak dikehendaki membuat apa-apa seolah-olah sebutan dalam seksyen itu mengenai Pegawai Pentadbir Pusaka adalah sebutan mengenai Pemegang Amanah Raya.
(2) Resit Pemegang Amanah Raya boleh diterima oleh Pegawai Pentadbir Pusaka atau wakil diri lain, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, dan hendaklah menjadi suatu pelepasan yang penuh dan mencukupi berkenaan dengan wang itu.
(3) Jika amaun yang masih terdapat dalam tangan Pegawai Pentadbir Pusaka dalam hal keadaan yang dinyatakan dalam seksyen 5 dan 7 Akta Wang Tak Dituntut Akta 370. 965, seolah-olah wang itu adalah wang yang dibaya e dalam mahkamah dengan menggantikan perkataan "lim belas tahun" dalam seksyen 5 Akta itu dengan perkataan "tiga tahun".
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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).
