# Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, Section 26A: Withdrawal certificates


(1) A withdrawal certificate may—
(a) authorise the transfer of funds—
(i) from the adult's current account to the designated account;
(ii) from the adult's current account to the adult's second account;
(iii) from the designated account to the adult's second account;
(b) authorise the continuance or making of arrangements for the regular or occasional payment of funds from the adult's current account for specified purposes (for example: by standing order or direct debit);
(c) authorise the withdrawal of funds from the designated account for specified purposes;
(d) place limits on the amount of funds that may be so transferred, paid or withdrawn.
(2) But such a certificate does not authorise a transfer of funds or payment that would cause—
(a) the adult's current account;
(b) the adult's second account; or
(c) the designated account,
to become overdrawn.
(3) If any of the accounts mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) is overdrawn, the fundholder of that account has a right of relief against the withdrawer.
(4) In subsection (1)(b), “specified” means specified in the certificate of appointment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/4/section/26A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adults-with-incapacity-scotland-act-2000/section-26A
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