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Powers of Attorney Act · As enacted
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Every instrument purporting to create a power of attorney which has been or of which an office copy or a true copy has been deposited in the office of the Registrar in accordance with section 3, whether before or after the commencement of this Act shall, so far as the instrument is valid and so far as may be compatible with the terms of the instrument, continue in force until —
notice in writing of its revocation by the donor, or of the renunciation thereof by the donee, has been deposited in the office of the Registrar;
either the donor or the donee has died or the donee has become of unsound mind; or
the donor has been adjudicated an insolvent or of unsound mind or a receiving order has been made against him in bankruptcy.