ENACTMENT 4 MUSLIM WILLS (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2005
ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION OF WILL
Section 17. Acceptance and rejection of will.
(1) A will shall be enforceable when it is accepted by express or implied acceptance by the beneficiary after the testator’s death.
(2) Where the beneficiary is a minor in accordance with Hukum Syarak or a person who is prohibited from administering his property, his acceptance or rejection shall be exercised by his guardian of property.
(3) Where the beneficiary is an unborn child, its acceptance or rejection shall be exercised by his guardian of property:
Provided that the unborn child is born alive.
(4) Where the beneficiary is a body corporate, its acceptance or rejection shall be exercised by the legal representative of such body corporate.
(5) Where a will has been made to an unincorporated group of persons, its acceptance or rejection is not required, and such will shall be distributed to not less than three persons of the group.
(6) Where a beneficiary dies without having accepted or rejected the will, the option to accept or reject the will shall be passed to the beneficiary’s heirs.