Prospective
Appointment of attorneys: requirements as respects attorneysN.I.
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101—(1) A person appointed as an attorney by an instrument executed with a view to creating a lasting power of attorney (a “relevant instrument”) must be—
(a)an individual who is 18 or over at the time the instrument is executed; or
(b)if the instrument relates only to the donor's property and affairs, either such an individual or a trust corporation.
(2) An individual who is bankrupt may not be appointed by a relevant instrument as an attorney in relation to the donor's property and affairs.