My bookmarksSign up free
← Mental Capacity Act 2008

Mental Capacity Act 2008 s 10

s 10 Expenditure

10.—(1) If an act to which section 7 applies involves expenditure for necessary goods or services within the meaning of section 9, it is lawful for D to apply money in P’s actual possession for meeting the expenditure. (2) If the expenditure is borne for P by D, it is lawful for D —(a) to reimburse himself or herself out of money in P’s actual possession; or (b) to be otherwise indemnified by P. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect any power under which (apart from those subsections) a person —(a) has lawful control of P’s money or other property; and (b) has power to spend money for P’s benefit.

Read this section in the full act → · Open PART 3 →

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Read the official text ↗

Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.

The Singapore legislation on this platform is subject to copyright of the Singapore Government and is used/reproduced for the purposes of this platform with the permission of the Attorney-General's Chambers. Users of this platform may check Singapore Statutes Online for the latest version of the Singapore legislation.

What to look at next