The Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/1884
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1 October 2009.

(2) In these Regulations, a reference to “the Schedule” is a reference to Schedule 1 of the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 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 as follows.

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

In regulation 18(2)(a) (changes to instrument registered as lasting power of attorney) omit “of”.

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

In regulation 32(6) (disclosure of additional information held by the Public Guardian), in the opening words, after “information” insert “relating”.

Section 5 Amendment of the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 2007

For Schedule 1 (form for instrument intended to create a lasting power of attorney) substitute the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 6 Transitional provisions

An instrument executed by the donor before 1 April 2011 in one of the forms prescribed in the Schedule as though it had not been substituted by these Regulations shall be capable, whether or not it has been registered by the Public Guardian, of being a valid lasting power of attorney.