http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/section/77/2016-11-30Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision as to the property, financial affairs and personal welfare of adults who are incapable by reason of mental disorder or inability to communicate; and for connected purposes.2000-05-09texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2016-11-30 PART 6 INTERVENTION ORDERS AND GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS Termination of authority to intervene and guardianship on death of adult Termination of authority to intervene and guardianship on death of adult771An intervention order or a guardianship order in respect of an adult under this Part shall cease to have effect on his death.2A person authorised under an intervention order or a guardian having powers relating to the property or financial affairs of the adult shall, until he becomes aware of the death of the adult or of any other event which has the effect of terminating his authority, be entitled to act under those powers if he acts in good faith.3Where the authority of a person authorised under an intervention order or of a guardian (including a joint guardian) is terminated or otherwise comes to an end, a third party in good faith is entitled to rely on the authority of the person or guardian if he is unaware of the termination or ending of that authority.4No title to any interest in heritable property acquired by a third party in good faith and for value from a person authorised under an intervention order or from a guardian having powers relating to the property or financial affairs of the adult shall be challengeable on the grounds only of the termination or coming to an end of the authority of the person or of the guardian.5In this section any reference to a guardian shall include a reference to a guardian (however called) appointed under the law of any country to, or entitled under the law of any country to act for, an adult during his incapacity, if the guardianship is recognised by the law of Scotland.
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