SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Lasting powers of attorney: formalities
Part 3Cancellation of registration and notification of severance
Notification by court of ineffective provision etc in instrument
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(1)
Sub-paragraph (2) applies if the court determines under section 111(1) that a lasting power of attorney contains a provision which—
(a)
is ineffective as part of a lasting power of attorney; or
(b)
prevents the instrument from operating as a valid lasting power of attorney.
(2)
The court must—
(a)
notify the Public Guardian that it has severed the provision; or
(b)
direct the Public Guardian to cancel the registration of the instrument as a lasting power of attorney.