Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

PART 7

Enduring Powers of Attorney

Interpretation — Part 7

58. (1) In this Part—

“disqualified”, in relation to an attorney, means the attorney becomes a person referred to in section 66 or a person that the court determines under this Part shall no longer act as attorney for the donor concerned;

“donor” has the meaning given to it in section 59 (1);

“donor under the Act of 1996” means a person who has created an enduring power under the Act of 1996;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under section 79 ;

“trust corporation” has the meaning it has in section 30 of the Succession Act 1965 but shall not include a designated centre or mental health facility in which the donor resides.

(2) In this Part “person”, in relation to an attorney, includes a trust corporation but only to the extent that the authority conferred under the enduring power of attorney relates to property and affairs.