Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

Register of enduring powers

72. (1) The Director shall establish and maintain a register (in this Part referred to as “the Register”) of instruments creating an enduring power of attorney.

(2) The Register shall be in such form as the Director considers appropriate.

(3) The Director shall make the Register available for inspection by—

(a) a body or class of persons prescribed by regulations made under section 79 for this purpose, and

(b) any person who satisfies the Director that he or she has a legitimate interest in inspecting the Register.

(4) The Director may issue an authenticated copy of an enduring power, or part thereof, on the Register on payment of the prescribed fee to—

(a) a body or class of person prescribed by regulations made under section 79 for this purpose, and

(b) a person who satisfies the Director that he or she has a legitimate interest in obtaining a copy.

(5) The Director shall keep a record of any body or person that has inspected the Register or received an authenticated copy from him or her.