Powers of Attorney Act 1853 No 22a (NSW)

2706	Nos. 22 & 23.	IT VIC.	1853.
Gold Fields.

No. XXII.

P owers of An Act to give greater effect to Powers of

Attorney.

Attorney. [26̂ /i September, 1853.]

Preamble. T ^T H E R E A S difficulties frequently arise as to titles to land and

other property by reason of conveyances or other instruments and acts affecting the same having been executed and done under Powers of Attorney from absent persons of whom it cannot be known whether they are alive or whether they may not have revoked such Powers of Attorney at the date of the execution of such conveyances or other bistruments Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows :—

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Conveyances Arc.

nnder certain Powers1. Whenever the person who may have executed or shall here­

of Attorneyexecu^^^^ after execute any Power of Attorney (whether such person were or be

■after death or revoca-at the time within the Colonv or not) shall have declared or shall

notice thereof to be declare therein that such power shall continue in force until notice ol

his death or of the revocation of such power shall have been received by the Attorneys named therein then and in every such case such power shall operate accordingly and every act hereafter done performed or submitted to by the said Attorneys within the scope of the powers and authority conferred upon them after such death or revocation as aforesaid and before notice thereof shall have been received shall be as effectual in all respects as if such death or revocation had not happened or been made and a solemn declaration made by any such Attorney that he has not received any notice of the revocation of such Power of Attorney by death or otherwise shall if made immediately before or after executing any such conveyance or otffer instrument as aforesaid or doing performing or submitting to any such act as afore­ said be taken to be conclusive proof of such non-revocation at the time of such execution in favor of any person who shall bond fide and for valuable consideration and without notice to himself of any such revocation have accepted any such conveyance or other instrument from or dealt with such Attorney in the name of his principal.