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19. Loss or destruction of instrument registered as lasting power of attorney

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2014.

(1)

This regulation applies where —

(a)

a person is required by or under the Act to deliver to the Public Guardian any of the following documents:

(i)

an instrument registered as a lasting power of attorney;

(ii)

[Deleted by S 501/2019 wef 01/08/2019]

(iii)

a certified copy of that registered instrument; and

(b)

the document has been lost or destroyed.

(2)

The person required to deliver the document must provide to the Public Guardian a statutory declaration setting out —

(a)

if known, the date of the loss or destruction and the circumstances in which it occurred;

(b)

otherwise, a statement of when he last had the document in his possession.

Subregulation 1

This regulation applies where —

(a)

a person is required by or under the Act to deliver to the Public Guardian any of the following documents:

(i)

an instrument registered as a lasting power of attorney;

(ii)

[Deleted by S 501/2019 wef 01/08/2019]

(iii)

a certified copy of that registered instrument; and

(b)

the document has been lost or destroyed.

Subregulation 2

The person required to deliver the document must provide to the Public Guardian a statutory declaration setting out —

(a)

if known, the date of the loss or destruction and the circumstances in which it occurred;

(b)

otherwise, a statement of when he last had the document in his possession.

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