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Powers of Attorney Act, 1996 (No. 12)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-3)1. Short title and commencement.2. Interpretation generally.3. Statutory declaration by company.Part II Enduring Powers of Attorney (ss. 4-14)4. Interpretation.5. Characteristics of enduring power.6. Scope of authority of attorney under enduring power.7. Coming into force and survival of enduring power.8. Functions of court prior to registration.9. Application for registration.10. Registration.11. Effect and proof of registration.12. Functions of court with respect to registered power.13. Protection of attorney and third person where registered power invalid or not in force.14. Application to joint and joint and several attorneys.Part III Powers of Attorney Generally (ss. 15-23)15. Creation of power.16. Effect of general power in specified form.17. Execution of instruments, etc. by donee of power.18. Protection of donei and other persons where power revoked.19. Protection of transferee under stock exchange transaction.20. Power given as security.21. Proof of instrument creating power.22. Deposit of original instruments in Central Office.23. Furnishing to purchaser of power relating to land.Part IV Miscellaneous (ss. 24-25)24. Laying of orders and regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.25. Repeals.First Schedule Notification prior to RegistrationSecond Schedule Joint and Joint and Several AttorneysThird Schedule Form of General Power of AttorneyFourth Schedule Enactments Repealed
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 August 1996 - onwards
Version 2 of 2

1. Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Powers of Attorney Act, 1996.

(2) This Act shall come into force on such day or days as the Minister shall appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular provisions and different days may be so fixed for different provisions.

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