Powers of Attorney Act 1957 (ACT)

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 15 of 1957.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Powers of Attorney Ordinance 1956.
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Common-
I , wealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal
Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under
the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910-1955.
Dated this eighth day of November, 1957.

W. J. SLIM
Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

NEIL O'SULLIVAN

Attorney-General for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for the Interior.

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ORDINANCE 1957.*

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Powers of Short title and

5424/57 .—PRICE 3D.
Attorney Ordinance 1957.

(2.) The Powers of Attorney Ordinance 1956f is in this

Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this

f^	Ordinance, may be cited as the Powers of Attorney Ordinance

~ 1956-1957.

2. Section two of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Interpretation.
omitting from sub-section (1.) the definition of " the Registrar ".

3. Sections nine and ten of the Principal Ordinance are Repeal of i j and 10.
sections 9
repealed.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21st November, 1957.
t Ordinance No. 17, 1956.
4. Section eleven of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) all the words after the words " power of attorney " (second occurring) and inserting in their stead the words " shall be deemed not to have been or to be of any force or validity—

(a)

in the case of such a conveyance or deed executed in pursuance of a power of attorney that was registered under the Powers of Attorney Ordinance 1956—until the instrument creating the power of attorney was so registered; or

(b)

in any other case—until the instrument creating the power of attorney is registered in the General Register of Deeds established by the Registration of Deeds Ordinance 1957.".
5. Section twelve of the Principal Ordinance is repealed.

By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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3. Sections nine and ten of the Principal Ordinance are Repeal of	i j	and 10.
sections 9

(a)	in the case of such a conveyance or deed executed in pursuance of a power of attorney that was registered under the Powers of Attorney Ordinance 1956—until the instrument creating the power of attorney was so registered; or
(b)	in any other case—until the instrument creating the power of attorney is registered in the General Register of Deeds established by the Registration of Deeds Ordinance 1957.".