PART 3NOMINATED PERSON

Duties in relation to nominated person

Determining who is nominated person85

(1)

Where a person (“D”) is determining for any purpose of this Act whether another person (“P”) has a nominated person or who P's nominated person is, then unless D has reason to believe that an action mentioned in subsection (2) has been taken, D may assume that that action has not been taken.

(2)

The actions referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a)

the appointment of a person as P's nominated person;

(b)

the revocation of such an appointment;

(c)

a declaration by P that a particular person is not to be P's default nominated person;

(d)

any other action under Part 3 which would affect whether P has a nominated person or who P's nominated person is.

(3)

For the purposes of this Act it is “practicable to establish” whether a person has a nominated person, or who a person's nominated person is, if it is practicable to form a reasonable belief about that matter (having regard to subsection (1)).