Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996
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Amendment of Powers of Attorney Act, 1996. |
50.—The Powers of Attorney Act, 1996 , is hereby amended— | |
(a) in section 5 (7), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): | ||
“(a) the marriage is annulled or dissolved either— | ||
(i) under the law of the State, or | ||
(ii) under the law of another state and is, by reason of that annulment or divorce, not or no longer a subsisting valid marriage under the law of the State,”, | ||
(b) in Part I of the Second Schedule, by the insertion of the following paragraph: | ||
“2A. The expiry of an enduring power of attorney effected in the circumstances mentioned in section 5 (7) shall apply only so far as it relates to an attorney who is the spouse of the donor.”. |