Singapore legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Revocation of lasting powers of attorney, etc.
(1)
This section applies if —
P has executed an instrument with a view to creating a lasting power of attorney; or
a lasting power of attorney is registered as having been conferred by P,and in this section, references to revoking the power include revoking the instrument.
(2)
P may, at any time when P has capacity to do so, revoke the power.
(3)
P’s bankruptcy revokes the power so far as it relates to P’s property and affairs.
(4)
The occurrence in relation to a donee of an event mentioned in subsection (5) —
terminates the donee’s appointment; and
except in the cases given in subsection (6), revokes the power.
(5)
The events are —
the disclaimer of the appointment by the donee in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section in regulations made under this Act;
subject to subsection (7), the death or bankruptcy of the donee or, if the donee is a person other than an individual, its liquidation, winding up, dissolution or being under judicial management;
subject to subsection (8), the dissolution or annulment of a marriage between the donor and the donee;
the lack of capacity of the donee.
(6)
The cases mentioned in subsection (4)(b) are —
the donee is replaced under the terms of the instrument;
the donee is one of 2 or more persons appointed to act as donees jointly and severally in respect of any matter and, after the event, there is at least one remaining donee.
(7)
The bankruptcy of a donee does not terminate the donee’s appointment, or revoke the power, insofar as the donee’s authority relates to P’s personal welfare.
(8)
The dissolution or annulment of a marriage between the donor and the donee does not terminate the appointment of a donee, or revoke the power, if the instrument provided that it was not to do so.