Law of Succession Act CAP 160

Sane murderer not to share in victim’s estate

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person who, while sane, murders another person shall not be entitled directly or indirectly to any share in the estate of the murdered person, and the persons beneficially entitled to shares in the estate of the murdered person shall be ascertained as though the murderer had died immediately before the murdered person.
(2) For the purpose of this section the conviction of a person in criminal proceedings of the crime of murder shall be sufficient evidence of the fact that the person so convicted committed the murder.
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Amendments

The Acts set out in the first column of the Ninth Schedule are amended, in relation to the provisions thereof specified in the sec…

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Repeal

The laws set out in the Eighth Schedule are repealed.

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Rules

The Rules Committee may make rules of procedure generally for the carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Act, and wit…

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