Trustee Act 1925
58Powers of attorney
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58 Powers of attorney (1) This section applies if— (a) a trustee pays an amount, or does something else, honestly under a power of attorney given by a person; and (b) when the trustee does the thing— (i) the person is dead or has done something to end the power of attorney; but (ii) the trustee is unaware of this. (2) The trustee is not liable for doing the thing. (3) If the trustee pays an amount to a person (the payee)— (a) this section does not affect the rights against the payee of anyone entitled to the amount (an affected person); and (b) the affected person is entitled to the same remedies against the payee as the affected person would have had against the trustee.