Powers of Attorney Act 2023

Part 2 Minor and consequential amendments

9 The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is amended as follows.

10 In section 58(4) (functions of the Public Guardian), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) the time at which such fees are to be paid;”.

11 In section 65 (rules, regulations and orders), in subsection (1)(c), after “cases” insert “or purposes”.

12 (1) Schedule 1 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 5, for “11 to 14” substitute “10A to 13A”.

(3) In paragraph 9—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (1);

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “6, 7 or 8” substitute “7”.

(4) In paragraph 11(1)—

(a) after “If” insert “, at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 5,”;

(b) for “an instrument accompanying an application under paragraph 4” substitute “the instrument to which an application under paragraph 4 relates”.

(5) In paragraph 13—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “6, 7 or 8” substitute “7”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), in the words before paragraph (a), for “person applying for the registration” substitute “donor or the donee (or, if more than one, any of them)”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “6, 7 or 8” substitute “7”.

(6) Omit paragraph 14 and the italic heading before it.