163AProof of powers of attorney

#### 163A Proof of powers of attorney 163A Proof of powers of attorney > > (1) Where, in the manner provided by subsection (2), a document (being a legible document) is certified to be a true and complete copy of the contents of an instrument creating a power of attorney, the document is evidence— > > > > > (a) as against the principal under the power of attorney—of the execution and contents of the instrument, and > > > > > (b) as against any other person—of the contents of the instrument. > > > (2) A document is certified in the manner provided by this subsection— > > > > > (a) if there is endorsed on the document a written certificate, to the effect that the document is a true and complete copy of the contents of the instrument of which it purports to be a copy, by— > > > > > > > (i) the principal under the power of attorney created by the instrument, or > > > > > > > (ii) a person of a prescribed class, and > > > > > (b) if each page of the document bears the signature of the person who gives the certificate referred to in paragraph (a). > > > (3) Subsection (1) does not make a document better evidence than is the instrument of the contents of which it purports to be a copy. > > > (4) This section does not affect any other method of proving the execution or contents of an instrument creating a power of attorney. > > > (5) A person who gives a certificate for the purposes of this section knowing the certificate to be false is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for 5 years. > > > (6) This section applies only to a document certified for the purposes of this section after the commencement of the [Conveyancing (Powers of Attorney) Amendment Act 1983](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1983-26).