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The Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882

( ACT NO. VII OF 1882 )

Power of attorney of married women
5. A married woman, whether a minor or not, shall, by virtue of this Act, have power, as if she were unmarried and of full age, by a non-testamentary instrument, to appoint an attorney on her behalf, for the purpose of executing any non-testamentary instrument or doing any other act which she might herself execute or do; and the provisions of this Act, relating to instruments creating powers-of-attorney, shall apply thereto.
 
 
This section applies only to instruments executed after this Act comes into force.

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