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THE SUPREl.fE. COURT OF TH8 F80ERA1'ION OF HALAYA

REQISTR.f!!.L'.§~lRCULAR N~9(48
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RESEALING GRANTS OF PROBATE AND L :·:i;T~ERS OF ADNINISTRATION.

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Registrar ' s Cir cula r No. 25/47 has been critic ized ~ .

by the Bar as re9uiring a de pa rture from local practice and

de manding fo~mal i ties no t requir ed by the law. Afte r reference
to authorities in England, it ;:~ pp cars that tho Engli s h practice
is as follows:- j.
i f a Power of Attorney is· to be used for obtaining
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resealing and the r eaf tG r administering the esta te on
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behalf of the pe r s ona l r e pr esenta t i ve , the Power of

l1ttorney must conf orm to the require ment s of sec tion
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(b) if · a Power of Attorney i s to be used gnly f or
obtaining r e s ealing , it nead not c onf orm with thos e
requirement s and need onl y be i n t he ordina ry f orm.
Tha . above prac ti ce i s t o be fo ll owed he r eafte r i n
th e Fed eration. Regi s t r ar' s Ci rcul a r Nol 25/47 is t o be
~ rega rd ed as amended pro tant o by t hi s .

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The Registry, r~~~ REGISTRAR ..

Supreme Court,
Federation of h~laya,
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Kuala Lumpur, 3rd August, 1948 .

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Distribution:- TO ALL ASSISTANT REG ISTi11~RS.