Section 18
Powers of court in relation to operation of lasting powers of attorney
(1)
The court may determine any question as to the meaning or effect of a lasting power of attorney or an instrument purporting to create one.
(2)
The court may —
give directions with respect to decisions —
which the donee of a lasting power of attorney has authority to make; and
which P lacks capacity to make;
give any consent or authorisation to act which the donee would have to obtain from P if P had capacity to give it.
(3)
The court may, if P lacks capacity to do so —
give directions to the donee with respect to the rendering by the donee of reports or accounts and the production of records kept by the donee for that purpose;
require the donee to supply information or produce documents or things in the donee’s possession as donee;
give directions with respect to the remuneration or expenses of the donee;
relieve the donee wholly or partly from any liability which the donee has or may have incurred on account of a breach of the donee’s duties as donee.
(4)
The court may authorise the making of gifts which are not within section 14(3).
(5)
Where 2 or more donees are appointed under a lasting power of attorney, this section applies as if references to the donee were to all or any of them.