AGED AND INFIRM PERSONS' PROPERTY ACT 1940 - SECT 10

AGED AND INFIRM PERSONS' PROPERTY ACT 1940 - SECT 10

10—Appointment of manager

        (1)         If the court thinks fit to make a protection order, the court shall, in and by the protection order, appoint the spouse, domestic partner or near relation by blood or marriage of the protected person, or some other person, or any body corporate incorporated in this State by or pursuant to any law of this State, either alone or with any other person or persons, or the Public Trustee alone, to be the manager to take possession of and to control and manage all or such part or parts of the estate of the protected person as the court may direct.

        (2)         The court may in any case appoint the Public Trustee alone to be manager, but shall not appoint any person to be manager together with the Public Trustee.

        (3)         The court may, if it thinks fit, require any manager other than the Public Trustee to give such security to the Public Trustee as to the court seems fit for the due performance of the duties of manager.

        (4)         If by the protection order any person other than the Public Trustee is appointed to be manager, the court shall cause a copy of the protection order to be supplied to the Public Trustee.