Singapore legislation

Section 10

of Mental Capacity Act 2008

Section 10

Expenditure

(1)

If an act to which section 7 applies involves expenditure for necessary goods or services within the meaning of section 9, it is lawful for D to apply money in P’s actual possession for meeting the expenditure.

(2)

If the expenditure is borne for P by D, it is lawful for D —

(a)

to reimburse himself or herself out of money in P’s actual possession; or

(b)

to be otherwise indemnified by P.

(3)

Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect any power under which (apart from those subsections) a person —

(a)

has lawful control of P’s money or other property; and

(b)

has power to spend money for P’s benefit.

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