Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2010
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Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2010
| Public Act | 2010 No 77 |
| Date of assent | 6 July 2010 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2010.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988.
4 Creation of enduring power of attorney
Section 94A is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (4):
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“(4A) If 2 people appoint each other as attorney, a witness to the signature of one person as donor (witness A) does not fail to be independent for the purposes of subsection (4) by reason only that the witness of the other person as donor (witness B)—
“(a) is a lawyer or legal executive in the same firm as witness A; or
“(b) is an officer or employee of the same trustee corporation as witness A.”
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Legislative history | |
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| 29 June 2010 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill by committee of the whole House, third reading |
| 6 July 2010 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
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Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2010
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