How does the new Law affect the inheritance rules of property?
• Article 11 of the new Law states that any inheritance declaration that includes real property rights shall be registered in the real property register. It further states that no dispositions by any heir in connection with any such rights shall be valid or effective against third parties, unless such dispositions are registered. This means that the process will be as follows:- • The relatives of the deceased person must apply to the Court for a declaration that identifies the beneficiaries; • The beneficiaries than apply to the Sharia Court to commence succession proceedings; and • The inheritance declaration is registered on the deceased’s title at the Land Department. • Only when the above process is followed, will the beneficiaries be recognized as the owners of a property.
