Registration Of British Lasting Powers Of Attorney

It has long been possible, under Rule 17/3(1)(b) of the Royal Court (Jersey) Rules 2004, for the Judicial Greffier to hear and determine (in chambers) an application for the registration of a power of attorney, or of an instrument revoking or abandoning a power of attorney, so that these documents have legal effect in the Island.

This was then supplemented by Article 13 of the Capacity and Self Determination (Jersey) Law 2016 which stated that where a power of attorney is first registered (by "original registration") in a jurisdiction of the British Islands (other than Jersey) it may have effect here in Jersey provided evidence of the original registration of provided to the Judicial Greffe and for as long as the original registration continues to validly exist.