Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

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Interpretation — Part 7

58. (1) In this Part—

“disqualified”, in relation to an attorney, means the attorney becomes a person referred to in section 66 or a person that the court determines under this Part shall no longer act as attorney for the donor concerned;

“donor” has the meaning given to it in section 59(1);

“donor under the Act of 1996” means a person who has created an enduring power under the Act of 1996;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under section 79;

F77[trust corporation has the same meaning as it has in paragraph (b) of the definition of "trust corporation" in section 30(4) of the Succession Act 1965.]

(2) In this Part “person”, in relation to an attorney, includes a trust corporation but only to the extent that the authority conferred under the enduring power of attorney relates to property and affairs.

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Substituted (26.04.2023) by Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 (46/2022), s. 49, S.I. No. 194 of 2023.