s.8Effect of general power in specified form
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Effect of general power in specified form

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Subject to subsection (2), a general power of attorney in the form set out in the Schedule, or a form to the like effect but expressed to be made under this Law, shall operate to confer —
on the donee of the power; or
if there is more than one donee, on the donees acting jointly or severally as the case may be,
authority to do on behalf of the donor anything that he can lawfully do by an attorney.
This section does not apply to functions which the donor has as a trustee or personal representative or as a tenant for life within the meaning of the Settled Land Law [Cap. 156] or to the power to dispose of any interest in immovable property unless such interest is specifically described and the powers with reference thereto are specifically ascertained in the instrument.

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