SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Lasting powers of attorney: formalities
Part 2Registration
Applications and procedure for registration
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1
An application to the Public Guardian for the registration of an instrument intended to create a lasting power of attorney—
a
must be made in the prescribed form, and
b
must include any prescribed information.
2
The application may be made—
a
by the donor,
b
by the donee or donees, or
c
if the instrument appoints two or more donees to act jointly and severally in respect of any matter, by any of the donees.
3
The application must be accompanied by—
a
the instrument, and
b
any fee provided for under section 58(4)(b).
4
A person who, in an application for registration, makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular is guilty of an offence and is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine or both.
5
Subject to paragraphs 11 to 14, the Public Guardian must register the instrument as a lasting power of attorney at the end of the prescribed period.