Presumption of Survivorship Ordinance, 1950

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Presumption of Survivorship Ordinance, 1950
(Now Presumption of Survivorship Act 1950 [Act 205] in Malaysia) (1950)
Federal Legislative Council of Malaya

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Date of Commencement: 23 May 1950 (Peninsular Malaysia)

Extended to Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore on 25 February 1965 (L.N. 66/1965)
Ordinance consolidated in the Civil Law Act (Cap. 30, 1970 R. Ed.) in Singapore, and is currently section 30 of the Civil Law Act 1909 (2020 R. Ed.)

5128687Presumption of Survivorship Ordinance, 1950
(Now Presumption of Survivorship Act 1950 [Act 205] in Malaysia)1950Federal Legislative Council of Malaya

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Federation of Malaya.

No. 16 of 1950.

The Presumption of Survivorship Ordinance, 1950

Their Highnesses the Rulers of the Malay States assent hereto	I assent
Rulers’ Seal	Public Seal of the Federation

Witnesses to the affixing of the Rulers’ Seal:

T. ABDUL RAHMAN
TENGKU ALAM SHAH
(in Malay)

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Sultan of Selangor.

HENRY GURNEY,
High Commissioner.

12th May, 1950.

6th May, 1950.

An Ordinance to provide for a presumption of Survivorship in regard to Claims to Property.

[23rd May, 1950.]

IT IS HEREBY ENACTED by the High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya and Their Highnesses the Rulers of the Malay States with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council as follows:

Short title. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Presumption of Survivorship Ordinance, 1950.

Presumption of survivorship in regard to claim to property. 2. In all cases where two or more persons die in circumstances rendering it uncertain which of them survived the other or others, such deaths shall (subject to any order of the Court) for all purposes affecting the title to property be presumed to have occurred in order of seniority and accordingly the younger shall be deemed to have survived the elder.

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