Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000

[F1 Variation of withdrawer's authority S

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 3 substituted (1.4.2008) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 58, 79(3); S.S.I. 2008/49, art. 2(1) (with arts. 3 4)

26F Variation of withdrawal certificate S

(1) The Public Guardian may—

(a) on the application of a withdrawer, or

(b) if notified under section 30A,

vary the withdrawal certificate (the “existing certificate”) issued to the withdrawer.

(2) But a withdrawal certificate may not be varied under this section so as to alter the period of validity of the certificate.

(3) Where the Public Guardian decides to vary the withdrawal certificate under subsection (1), the Public Guardian must—

(a) enter prescribed particulars in the register maintained by the Public Guardian under section 6(2)(b)(iii); and

(b) issue a varied withdrawal certificate to the withdrawer.

(4) The existing certificate ceases to be valid on the date the varied certificate is issued under subsection (3)(b).]