IEA Section 85 — Presumption as to power-of-attorney

Summary

A court will assume that a document claiming to be a power of attorney is valid if it appears to have been signed and certified by a Notary Public, a court, a Judge, a Magistrate, an Indian Consul or Vice-Consul, or a representative of the Central Government. This means the court treats the document as properly made and certified unless someone proves otherwise.

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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• BSA §84 — Presumption as to powers-of-attorney