ENACTMENT 4 MUSLIM WILLS (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2005
EXECUTION OF WILL
Section 6. Competency of testator.
(1) A testator shall be—
(a) a person who has attained the age of 18 years;
(b) a person who is of sound mind;
(c) a person who is acting of his own free will and without coercion; and
(d) a person who is not prohibited to administer his property.
(2) A will of a person who is not competent to be a testator according to Hukum Syarak is not valid except with the consent and authorisation of the Court.
(3) Where a testator is ill at the time of the making of the will, he shall be of sound mind, of good memory and understands the act of making a will.
(4) Where a testator is in marad-al-maut, his bequest shall not exceed one-third of his property and if the bequest exceeds one-third of his property, the excess shall be given effect to only with the consent of all the heirs.