PART 2 CONTINUING POWERS OF ATTORNEY AND WELFARE POWERS OF ATTORNEY

19AF1Electronic copies

1

The Public Guardian may, for the purposes of section 19–

a

accept a copy of a document conferring a power of attorney sent electronically, instead of the original, to the Public Guardian’s email address, and

b

register the copy document accordingly.

2

The Public Guardian may refuse to accept a copy document unless it is–

a

sent by such person or type of person, and

b

received in such format,

as the Public Guardian may from time to time direct.

  • This subsection does not limit the Public Guardian’s general discretion to accept a copy document in pursuance of subsection (1).

3

References in this Part to documents registered (or sent for registration) under section 19 include references to copy documents registered (or sent) in pursuance of subsection (1).