# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 101: Appointment of attorneys: requirements as respects attorneys

Status: prospective

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/101 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-101
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