PART 1PRELIMINARY

Interpretation2

1

In these Regulations—

  • the Act” means the Mental Capacity Act 2005;

  • court” means the Court of Protection;

  • LPA certificate”, in relation to an instrument made with a view to creating a lasting power of attorney, means the certificate which is required to be included in the instrument by virtue of paragraph 2(1)(e) of Schedule 1 to the Act;

  • named person”, in relation to an instrument made with a view to creating a lasting power of attorney, means a person who is named in the instrument as being a person to be notified of any application for the registration of the instrument;

  • prescribed information”, in relation to any instrument intended to create a lasting power of attorney, means the information contained in the form used for the instrument which appears under the heading “prescribed information”.