POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 2014 - SECT 46 How should an instrument of revocation be executed?

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 2014 - SECT 46

    (1)     An instrument of revocation must be executed—

        (a)     by—

              (i)     the principal signing the instrument; or

              (ii)     a person, who is eligible to do so under section 47, signing the instrument in the presence of and at the direction of the principal; and

        (b)     by 2 persons who—

              (i)     are present and who witness the principal or person signing the instrument; and

              (ii)     sign and date the instrument in the presence of the principal and in the presence of each other; and

              (iii)     certify in writing in the instrument in the manner required by section 49.

S. 46(2) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 96.

    (2)     For the purposes of this section, an instrument of revocation may be executed by using the remote witnessing procedure and is a valid instrument of revocation.

S. 46(3) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 96.

    (3)     For the purposes of this section, a signature may be an electronic signature if the remote witnessing procedure is used.

S. 46(4) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 96.

    (4)     For the purposes of this section "in the presence of" includes being present by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure.