s 26C Procedure of Native Courts in Sabah
When a petition has been referred to the Native Court, the Court shall, as far as possible, follow the procedure prescribed in this Act, and shall exercise exclusively, in lieu of the Land Administrator, the authority therein granted to the Land Administrator, and shall make a distribution order having regard to subsection 1(2) and (3) of the Wills Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 158] and the law or custom having the force of law applicable to the deceased, and the decision of the Native Court shall be forwarded to the Land Administrator, who shall arrange for the order of that Court so far as it relates to any interest in land to be registered as may be necessary. *NOTE―The Native Courts Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 86] has been repealed by the Native Courts Enactment 1992 [No. 3 of 1992] which comes into operation on 1 April 1993―see section 31 of No. 3 of 1992.