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        Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        PART 1 GENERAL
        General
        1 General principles and fundamental definitions
        Judicial proceedings
        2 Applications and other proceedings and appeals
        3 Powers of sheriff
        4 Power of Court of Session or sheriff with regard to nearest relative
        5 Safeguarding of interests in Court of Session appeals or proceedings
        The Public Guardian
        6 The Public Guardian and his functions
        7 The Public Guardian: further provision
        Expenses in court proceedings
        8 Expenses in court proceedings
        The Mental Welfare Commission
        9 Functions of the Mental Welfare Commission
        Local authorities
        10 Functions of local authorities
        Intimation
        11 Intimation not required in certain circumstances
        Investigations
        12 Investigations
        Codes of practice
        13 Codes of practice
        Appeal against decision as to incapacity
        14 Appeal against decision as to incapacity
        PART 2 CONTINUING POWERS OF ATTORNEY AND WELFARE POWERS OF ATTORNEY
        15 Creation of continuing power of attorney
        16 Creation and exercise of welfare power of attorney
        [16A Continuing and welfare power of attorney: accompanying certificate]
        17 Attorney not obliged to act in certain circumstances
        18 Power of attorney not granted in accordance with this Act
        19 Registration of continuing or welfare power of attorney
        20 Powers of sheriff
        21 Records: attorneys
        22 Notification to Public Guardian
        [22A Revocation of continuing or welfare power of attorney]
        23 Resignation of continuing or welfare attorney
        24 Termination of continuing or welfare power of attorney
        PART 3 ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS
        25 Authority to intromit with funds
        26 Application for authority to intromit
        27 Notification of change of address
        28 Purposes of intromissions with funds
        29 Withdrawal and use of funds
        30 Records and inquiries
        31 Duration and termination of registration
        32 Joint accounts
        33 Transfer of funds
        34 Disapplication of Part 3
        [PART 3 ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS]
        [Purposes and application of Part]
        [24A Intromissions with funds]
        [24B Adults in respect of whom applications may be made]
        [Authority to take preliminary steps]
        [24C Authority to provide information about funds]
        [24D Authority to open account in adult's name]
        [Authority to intromit]
        [25 Authority to intromit]
        [26 Authority to intromit: application]
        [Withdrawal certificates]
        [26A Withdrawal certificates]
        [Joint and reserve withdrawers]
        [26B Addition of joint withdrawer]
        [26C Joint withdrawers: supplementary]
        [26D Reserve withdrawers: applications]
        [26E Reserve withdrawers: authority to act]
        [Variation of withdrawer's authority]
        [26F Variation of withdrawal certificate]
        [Authority to transfer funds]
        [26G Authority to transfer specified sums]
        [Applications: general]
        [27 Applications: general requirements]
        [27A Countersigning of applications]
        [27B Medical certificates]
        [27C Intimation of applications]
        [27D Determination of applications: applicant to be fit and proper]
        [27E Determination of applications: opportunity to make representations]
        [27F Referral of application to sheriff]
        [27G Multiple applications etc.]
        [Fundholders]
        [28 Fundholders of adult's current account and adult's second account]
        [28A Fundholder of original account]
        [29 Fundholder's liability]
        [Withdrawers]
        [30 Use of funds by withdrawer]
        [30A Notification of change of address]
        [30B Records and inquiries]
        [Duration etc. of authority]
        [31 Duration of withdrawal certificate]
        [31A Suspension and termination of authority]
        [31B Renewal of authority to intromit]
        [31C Duration of certificates issued under section 24C, 24D, and 26G etc.]
        [Appeals]
        [31D Appeals]
        [Transition from guardianship]
        [31E Transition from guardianship]
        [Miscellaneous]
        [32 Joint accounts]
        [Interpretation]
        [33 Interpretation of Part]
        PART 4 MANAGEMENT OF RESIDENTS' FINANCES
        35 Application of Part 4
        36 Registration for purposes of managing residents' finances
        37 Residents whose affairs may be managed
        38 Financial procedures and controls in registered establishments
        39 Matters which may be managed
        40 Supervisory bodies
        41 Duties and functions of managers of authorised establishment
        42 Authorisation of named manager to withdraw from resident's account
        43 Statement of resident's affairs
        44 Resident ceasing to be resident of authorised establishment
        45 Appeal, revocation etc.
        46 Disapplication of Part 4
        PART 5 MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RESEARCH
        47 Authority of persons responsible for medical treatment
        48 Exceptions to authority to treat
        49 Medical treatment where there is an application for intervention or guardianship order
        50 Medical treatment where guardian etc. has been appointed
        51 Authority for research
        52 Appeal against decision as to medical treatment
        PART 6 INTERVENTION ORDERS AND GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS
        Intervention orders
        53 Intervention orders
        54 Records: intervention orders
        55 Notification of change of address
        56 Registration of intervention order relating to heritable property
        56A Death of person authorised to intervene
        Guardianship orders
        57 Application for guardianship order
        58 Disposal of application
        59 Who may be appointed as guardian
        60 Renewal of guardianship order by sheriff
        61 Registration of guardianship order relating to heritable property
        Joint and substitute guardians
        62 Joint guardians
        63 Substitute guardian
        Functions etc. of guardian
        64 Functions and duties of guardian
        65 Records: guardians
        66 Gifts
        67 Effect of appointment and transactions of guardian
        68 Reimbursement and remuneration of guardian
        69 Forfeiture of guardian's remuneration
        70 Non-compliance with decisions of guardian with welfare powers
        Termination and variation of guardianship and replacement, removal or resignation of guardian
        71 Replacement or removal of guardian or recall of guardianship by sheriff
        72 Discharge of guardian with financial powers
        73 Recall of powers of guardian
        [73A Recall of chief social work officer's guardianship powers]
        74 Variation of guardianship order
        75 Resignation of guardian
        75A Death of guardian
        76 Change of habitual residence
        Termination of authority to intervene and guardianship on death of adult
        77 Termination of authority to intervene and guardianship on death of adult
        78 Amendment of registration under section 61 on events affecting guardianship or death of adult
        79 Protection of third parties: guardianship
        [Guardianship orders: children]
        [79A Guardianship orders: children]
        PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS
        80 Future appointment of curator bonis etc. incompetent
        81 Repayment of funds
        81A Public Guardian's power to obtain records
        82 Limitation of liability
        83 Offence of ill-treatment and wilful neglect
        84 Application to guardians appointed under Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
        85 Jurisdiction and private international law
        86 Regulations
        87 Interpretation
        88 Continuation of existing powers, minor and consequential amendments and repeals
        [89 Citation and commencement]
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 MANAGERS OF AN ESTABLISHMENT
        SCHEDULE 2 MANAGEMENT OF ESTATE OF ADULT
        SCHEDULE 3 JURISDICTION AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
        SCHEDULE 4 CONTINUATION OF EXISTING CURATORS, TUTORS, GUARDIANS AND ATTORNEYS UNDER THIS ACT
        SCHEDULE 5 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
        SCHEDULE 6 REPEALS

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