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Powers of Attorney Act 2014
48Who can witness the signing of the instrument of revocation?
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48 Who can witness the signing of the instrument of revocation?
(1) As to the 2 persons who, under section 46(b), witness the signing of the instrument of revocation—
(b) one person must be either authorised to witness affidavits or a medical practitioner.
(2) A person is eligible to witness the signing of the instrument if the person—
(b) is not signing the instrument at the direction of the principal; and
(c) is not an attorney under the power of attorney; and
(d) is not—
(ii) a relative of an attorney under the power of attorney; or
(3) To avoid doubt a person is not excluded from being eligible to witness the signing of the instrument of revocation merely because the person is an employee of an attorney for the principal who signs the instrument while the person is acting in the ordinary course of that employment.