Publisher's Synopsis
The Powers of Attorney Act 1996 provides for an instrument called an enduring power, which is intended by the person creating it to be effective during their subsequent mental incapacity. The Act makes provision in relation to: the form of an enduring power; its registration; the protection of the parties relying on it; and ancillary matters. The Act also makes amendments to the law relating to powers of attorney generally, and the to the Conveyancing Act 1881.;This annotation comments on each section of the Powers of Attorney; refers to relevant case law; includes the Statutory Instruments made under the Act which prescribe, "inter alia", the form of an enduring power; and reproduces the Practice Direction relating to the thereof.;The work aims to clarigy both the substance and implications of the Act and in doing so minimize potentially damaging misconceptions.
