Muslim Wills (State of Sabah) Enactment 2018
Copy of the official text captured from Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers (SAGC) LawNet (sagc.sabah.gov.my) on 27 October 2026. Always check the official portal for the authoritative current version.
| Number | No. 8 of 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | State enactment |
| Applies to | Sabah |
| Year | 2018 |
| Published by | Sabah State Attorney-General's Chambers (SAGC) LawNet |
Contents — Parts and sections
30 sections in 9 Parts, headings copied from the “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS” of the official text (copy of 27 October 2026). Read the full wording in the PDF.
Definitions: section 2 (Interpretation).
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Part I PRELIMINARY (2)
- s 1 Short title and commencement
- s 2 Interpretation
Part II EXECUTION OF WILLS (9)
- s 3 Will may be made orally, in writing or by gesture
- s 4 Proof of will
- s 5 Conditional will
- s 6 Competency of testator
- s 7 Conditions of beneficiary
- s 8 Bequest to places of worship or other institutions
- s 9 Conditions of subject matter of will
- s 10 Bequest on benefit
- s 11 Mode of will
Part III INVALIDATION OF WILL (3)
- s 12 Invalidation of will
- s 13 A will of a person prohibited to administer his property
- s 14 Beneficiary who has caused the death of testator is not entitled to the will
- FOR REFERENCE ONLY AS AT JANUARY 2019
Part IV REVOCATION OF WILL (2)
- s 15 Revocation of will
- s 16 Acts not deemed to be revocation of will
Part V ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION OF WILL (5)
- s 17 Acceptance and rejection of will
- s 18 Time to accept or reject will
- s 19 Acceptance of part of will
- s 20 Rejection of will before or after the death of the testator
- s 21 Acceptance of the bequeathed property
Part VI PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE BENEFICIARY (4)
- s 22 Will to a yet-to-exist beneficiary
- s 23 Will to certain persons
- s 24 Will to an unborn child
- s 25 Will to two or more unborn children, etc.
Part VII PROVISIONS RELATING TO TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITION (1)
- s 26 Will to heirs and non-heirs
Part VIII OBLIGATORY WILL (1)
- s 27 Will to grandchildren
Part IX GENERAL (3)
- s 28 Hukum Syarak
- FOR REFERENCE ONLY AS AT JANUARY 2019
- s 29 Power to make regulations
- s 30 Amendment of Schedule
Schedules: FIRST SCHEDULE · SECOND SCHEDULE — I assent, Yang di-Pertua Negeri. No. 8 of 2018
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Version history
| Captured | Language | Official “last updated” | Pages | SHA-256 | File |
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| 27 October 2026 | English | — | 20 | fb131c22765e | PDF 0.8 MB |
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