This legislation has been repealed.
(1) An authority's registrar may only act on a power of attorney if:(a) a copy of the power of attorney attested by the Registrar-General, or verified by a person approved by the registrar, has been lodged with the registrar, and(b) the registrar is satisfied that the power of attorney has been properly sealed and executed and duly stamped, that the signatures to it are genuine and that the powers contained in it have not been revoked.
(2) If the registrar is not satisfied as to any matter referred to in subclause (1) (b), the registrar:(a) must cause a notice of dealing, in an approved form, to be forwarded to the owner of the stock concerned at the owner's registered address, and(b) must not act further in the case until satisfied that the matter is in order.