Singapore legislation

Clause 19

of Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

Clause 19

Saving and transitional provisions

(1)

For the purposes of section 11(2)(b) of the principal Act as amended by section 4, section 11 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 4 continues to apply to or in relation to any instrument conferring authority of the kind mentioned in section 11(1) of the principal Act that is executed by a donor before that date.

(2)

For the purposes of section 11(2)(b) of the principal Act as amended by section 4, Part I of the First Schedule to the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 17(1) continues to apply to an instrument conferring authority of the kind mentioned in section 11(1) of the principal Act that is executed by the donor of that instrument before that date.

(3)

For the purposes of section 11(2)(b) of the principal Act as amended by section 4, Part II of the First Schedule to the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 17(1) continues to apply to or in relation to an application for the registration of an instrument intended to create a lasting power of attorney, where that instrument conferring authority of the kind mentioned in section 11(1) of the principal Act was executed by the donor of the instrument before that date.

(4)

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

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