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Substitute Decision Making for Adult Guardianship (15:IV) (view source)
Revision as of 23:22, 10 October 2022
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Although there is no legal requirement to register a POA, an EPOA can be registered through the Personal Planning Registry. More information about this service is available on their website: http://www.nidus.ca. | Although there is no legal requirement to register a POA, an EPOA can be registered through the Personal Planning Registry. More information about this service is available on their website: http://www.nidus.ca. | ||
'''NOTE:''' These formalities for a POA to be considered valid may be temporarily altered in extenuating circumstances. On May 19, 2020, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, under the authority of the Emergency Program Act, temporarily suspended these rigid requirements in a Ministerial Order, in order to accommodate for the public health and safety concerns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this Ministerial Order, "electronic presence" may be enough to fulfill the formal requirements for ensuring the validity of a POA or RA when British Columbia is declared to be in a "state of emergency". For more information, see Ministerial Order No. 1M62: https://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/mo/mo/2020_m162. | :'''NOTE:''' These formalities for a POA to be considered valid may be temporarily altered in extenuating circumstances. On May 19, 2020, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, under the authority of the Emergency Program Act, temporarily suspended these rigid requirements in a Ministerial Order, in order to accommodate for the public health and safety concerns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this Ministerial Order, "electronic presence" may be enough to fulfill the formal requirements for ensuring the validity of a POA or RA when British Columbia is declared to be in a "state of emergency". For more information, see Ministerial Order No. 1M62: https://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/mo/mo/2020_m162. | ||
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