Senior Courts Act 1981, Section 134 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)This section applies to any instrument creating, or verifying the execution of, a power of attorney which was deposited in the Central Office of the [F1Senior Courts] before 1st October 1971.
(2)A separate file of such instruments shall continue to be kept and, subject to payment of any [F2the fee prescribed by an order under section 92 of the Courts Act 2003 (fees)]—
(a)any person may search that file, and may inspect any such instrument; and
(b)an office copy of any such instrument shall be issued to any person on request.
(3)A document purporting to be an office copy of any such instrument shall, in any part of the United Kingdom, without further proof be sufficient evidence of the contents of the instrument and of its having been deposited as mentioned in subsection (1).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 134 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F2Words in s. 134(2) substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 109(1), 110, Sch. 8 para. 262; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(y)
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