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(1)Where the donee of a power of attorney is authorised by the power to do an act of any description in relation to any land, his authority to do an act of that description at any time includes authority to do it with respect to any estate or interest in the land which is held at that time by the donor (whether alone or jointly with any other person or persons).
(2)Subsection (1) above—
(a)applies only if and so far as a contrary intention is not expressed in the instrument creating the power of attorney, and
(b)has effect subject to the terms of that instrument.
(3)This section applies only to powers of attorney created after the commencement of this Act.
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