{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adults-with-incapacity-scotland-act-2000/section-16A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adults-with-incapacity-scotland-act-2000/section-16A.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2000/4",
  "legislation_title": "Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adults-with-incapacity-scotland-act-2000",
  "path": "section/16A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16A",
  "heading": "Continuing and welfare power of attorney: accompanying certificate",
  "text": "Where a document confers both—\n(a) a continuing power of attorney; and\n(b) a welfare power of attorney,\nthe validity requirements imposed by sections 15(3)(c) and 16(3)(c) may be satisfied by incorporating a single certificate which certifies the matters set out in those provisions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 16A inserted (1.4.2008) by Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10), ss. 57(3), 79(3); S.S.I. 2008/49, art. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/section/16A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:28.069528+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}