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				<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/22/notes</dc:identifier><dc:subject>Incapacity</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Medical and psychiatric treatment</dc:subject><dc:subject>Civil and human rights</dc:subject><dc:subject>Law</dc:subject><dc:title>Explanatory Notes to Mental Capacity Act 2005</dc:title><dc:creator>Department for Constitutional Affairs</dc:creator><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2020-04-20</dc:modified>
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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="0009">Mental Capacity Act 2005</Citation></Title>
<Number>9</Number>
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<DateText>7 April 2005</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00407" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/22" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-22">Section 22</CitationSubRef>: Powers of court in relation to validity of lasting powers of attorney</Title>
<NumberedPara id="paragraph-80" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/notes/paragraph/80" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/notes/paragraph/80"><Pnumber>80</Pnumber><Para>
<Text>This section and <Emphasis><CitationSubRef id="c00409" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/23" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-23">section 23</CitationSubRef></Emphasis> set out what the Court of Protection can do in relation to LPAs.  The powers are similar to those in section 8 of the Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985, except that administrative functions connected with registration will be performed by the Public Guardian.</Text>
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<NumberedPara id="paragraph-81" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/notes/paragraph/81" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/notes/paragraph/81"><Pnumber>81</Pnumber><Para>
<Text>The court can determine questions about validity and revocation (<Emphasis>subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00411" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/22/2" CitationRef="c00407" SectionRef="section-22-2">2</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis>).  It can direct that an instrument should not be registered or (if it is unregistered) revoke it on the grounds set out in <Emphasis>subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00413" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/22/3" CitationRef="c00407" SectionRef="section-22-3">3</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis> (fraud or undue pressure, or misbehaviour by the attorney).</Text>
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<NumberedPara id="paragraph-82" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/notes/paragraph/82" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/notes/paragraph/82"><Pnumber>82</Pnumber><Para>
<Text><Emphasis>Subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00415" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/9/section/22/5" CitationRef="c00407" SectionRef="section-22-5">5</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis> provides that where there is more than one donee the court may revoke the instrument or the LPA so far as it relates to any of them.</Text>
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