Singapore legislation

Regulation 38L

of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Rules

Regulation 38L

Application for inheritance certificate

Amended byS 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 115 of the Act, an application for an inheritance certificate must —

(a)

be made through the electronic system; and

(b)

be accompanied by a declaration and any other document that the Court may require.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022

The declaration in paragraph (1) must —

(a)

provide for a party to declare that the information contained in the application is true, correct and complete; and

(b)

be made by any of the following persons:

(i)

where the applicant is an individual claiming to be a beneficiary — by the applicant or a solicitor authorised to act on behalf of the applicant;

(ii)

where the applicant is a court or an authority under a duty to determine the person entitled to an estate or the shares of 2 or more of such persons — by an individual authorised by the court or authority;

(iii)

where the applicant is an entity claiming to be a beneficiary — by an individual authorised by the entity.