The Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/2161
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1 October 2007.

Section 2 Amendment of the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 2007

The Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 2007 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 below.

Section 3 Amendment of the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 2007

(1) In the title of regulation 14 (Objection to registration: notice to Public Guardian) after the words “Public Guardian” insert “to be given by the donee of the power or a named person”.

(2) In regulation 14(1) after the words “Public Guardian” insert “by the donee of the power or a named person”.

(3) In regulation 14(2) for the words “any person” substitute “the donee of the power or a named person”.

(4) In regulation 14(3)(b) omit the words “, if different”.

Section 4 Amendment of the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 2007

Insert as regulation 14A—

Objection to registration: notice to Public Guardian to be given by the donor

(14A)

(1) This regulation deals with any objection to the registration of an instrument as a lasting power of attorney which is to be made to the Public Guardian by the donor of the power.

(2) Where the donor of the power—

(a) is entitled to receive notice under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Act of an application for the registration of the instrument, and

(b) wishes to object to the registration,

he must do so before the end of the period of 5 weeks beginning with the date on which the notice is given.

(3) The donor of the power must give notice of his objection in writing to the Public Guardian, setting out—

(a) the name and address of the donor of the power;

(b) if known, the name and address of the donee (or donees); and

(c) the ground for making the objection.