Amendments to the Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 20073
In regulation 24 (application for registration)—
a
after paragraph (1) insert—
1A
The Public Guardian must not register an instrument where only a certified copy of the instrument is sent with the application, unless the applicant verifies that he cannot produce the original instrument because it has been lost or, as the case may be, destroyed.
b
at the end of paragraph (2)(b), insert “in relation to which paragraph (1A) has been complied with”.