Section 101 Appointment of attorneys: requirements as respects attorneys
Not yet in force
(1)
A person appointed as an attorney by an instrument executed with a view to creating a lasting power of attorney (a “relevant instrument”) must be—
(a)
an individual who is 18 or over at the time the instrument is executed; or
(b)
if the instrument relates only to the donor's property and affairs, either such an individual or a trust corporation.
(2)
An individual who is bankrupt may not be appointed by a relevant instrument as an attorney in relation to the donor's property and affairs.