Section 15 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

15.     Scope of powers of attorney

(1)  A power of attorney executed before the commencement of the Powers of Attorney Amendment Act 2008 may be registered if, at the time of its execution, the power of attorney would have been capable of being registered under the relevant Act.

(2)  In this section –

power of attorney means a document creating a power of attorney for any purpose or varying, revoking or otherwise relating to a power of attorney;

relevant Act means –

(a) for the period commencing on 4 April 2001 and ending immediately before the Powers of Attorney Amendment Act 2008 commences, this Act; and

(b) for the period commencing on the commencement of the Powers of Attorney Act 1934 and ending on 3 April 2001, the Powers of Attorney Act 1934 .