Singapore legislation
Clause 12
Clause 12
Related amendments to Mental Capacity Act 2008
The Mental Capacity Act 2008 (Act 22 of 2008) is amended —
by deleting subsection (9) of section 13 and substituting the following subsection:“(9) Notwithstanding anything in the lasting power of attorney, a donee authorised to make decisions about P’s property and affairs may not —
make, on P’s behalf, any nomination under section 49L(2) or 49M(2) of the Insurance Act (Cap. 142);
where any nomination under section 49L(2) or 49M(2) of the Insurance Act has been made by P or by the court on P’s behalf, revoke, on P’s behalf, that nomination under section 49L(7) or 49M(4), as the case may be, of that Act; or
execute a will for P.”;
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (h) of section 23(1), the following paragraphs:“(ha)the making, on P’s behalf, of any nomination under section 49L(2) or 49M(2) of the Insurance Act (Cap. 142);
(hb)where any nomination under section 49L(2) or 49M(2) of the Insurance Act has been made by P or on P’s behalf, the revoking, on P’s behalf, of that nomination under section 49L(7) or 49M(4), as the case may be, of that Act;”; and
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of section 25(3), the following paragraphs:“(aa)making, on P’s behalf, of any nomination under section 49L(2) or 49M(2) of the Insurance Act (Cap. 142);
(ab)where any nomination under section 49L(2) or 49M(2) of the Insurance Act has been made by P or by the court on P’s behalf, revoking, on P’s behalf, of that nomination under section 49L(7) or 49M(4), as the case may be, of that Act;”.