BSA Section 84 — Presumption as to powers-of-attorney

Summary

The Court must assume that any document which appears to be a power-of-attorney, and which appears to have been signed in front of, and officially verified by, a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, Indian Consul or Vice-Consul, or a representative of the Central Government, was in fact signed and verified in that way.

Official Text

The Court shall presume that every document purporting to be a power-of-attorney, and to have been executed before, and authenticated by, a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, Indian Consul or Vice-Consul, or representative of the Central Government, was so executed and authenticated.

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