4Register of powers of attorney

4 Register of powers of attorney

(1)  The Recorder must keep a register of all powers of attorney.

(2)  [Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2008, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2008] [Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2008, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2008] The register consists of copies of all powers of attorney, instruments varying or revoking a power of attorney and other instruments relating to powers of attorney that are lodged with the Recorder under this Act.

(3)  The register may be kept wholly or partly –

(a) on paper, microfilm, magnetic tape, magnetic disk, optical disk or any combination of those media or in or on such other medium as may be approved by the Recorder; or

(b) in such device for storing or processing information as may be approved by the Recorder –

and the Recorder may at any time rearrange the register or change any such medium or device accordingly.

(4)  [Section 4 Subsection (4) amended by No. 14 of 2008, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2008] The Recorder may include in the register a copy of any power of attorney that, immediately before the commencement of this Act, is registered under the Registration of Deeds Act 1935 .

(5)  [Section 4 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 14 of 2008, s. 5, Applied:13 Jun 2008] For the purposes of this section, a copy of a power of attorney, instrument varying or revoking a power of attorney or any other instrument relating to powers of attorney is to be made by a process approved by the Recorder.