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Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.22Attorney’s power subject to tribunal authorisation
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### sec.22 Attorney’s power subject to tribunal authorisation
This section applies if—
an adult’s enduring document gives power for a matter to an attorney; and
after the enduring document is made, the tribunal, with knowledge of the existence of the enduring document, gives the power to a guardian or an administrator.
The attorney may exercise power only to the extent authorised by the tribunal.
Subsection (2) does not apply for power for a health matter.
For health matters, see section 66 (Adult with impaired capacity—order of priority in dealing with health matter).
s 22 amd 2012 No. 37 s 51 sch
(sec.22-ssec.1) This section applies if— an adult’s enduring document gives power for a matter to an attorney; and after the enduring document is made, the tribunal, with knowledge of the existence of the enduring document, gives the power to a guardian or an administrator.
(sec.22-ssec.2) The attorney may exercise power only to the extent authorised by the tribunal.
(sec.22-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply for power for a health matter. For health matters, see section 66 (Adult with impaired capacity—order of priority in dealing with health matter).
- (a) an adult’s enduring document gives power for a matter to an attorney; and
- (b) after the enduring document is made, the tribunal, with knowledge of the existence of the enduring document, gives the power to a guardian or an administrator.