A.D. 1925.
share in conjunction with the persons entitled to or having power in that behalf over the other share or shares, and notwithstanding that any one or more of the trustees or personal representatives may be entitled to or interested in any such other share, either in his or their own right or in a fiduciary capacity.
Power to delegate trusts during absence abroad. 25.—(1) A trustee intending to remain out of the United Kingdom for a period exceeding one month may, notwithstanding any rule of law or equity to the contrary, by power of attorney, delegate to any person (including a trust corporation) the execution or exercise during his absence from the United Kingdom of all or any trusts, powers and discretions vested in him as such trustee, either alone or jointly with any other person or persons:
Provided that a person being the only other co-trustee and not being a trust corporation shall not be appointed to be an attorney under this subsection.
(2) The donor of a power of attorney given under this section shall be liable for the acts or defaults of the donee in the same manner as if they were the acts or defaults of the donor.
(3) The power of attorney shall not come into operation unless and until the donor is out of the United Kingdom, and shall be revoked by his return.
(4) The power of attorney shall be attested by at least one witness, and shall be filed at the Central Office within ten days after the execution thereof with a statutory declaration by the donor that he intends to remain out of the United Kingdom for a period exceeding one month from the date of such declaration, or from a date therein mentioned.
(5) The execution of any such instrument and statutory declaration shall be verified in such manner as is required by statute in the case of powers of attorney filed at the Central Office.
(6) If the power of attorney confers a power to dispose of or deal with land or a charge registered under the 15 Geo. 5. c. 21.Land Registration Act, 1925, an office copy shall be filed at the land registry.
(7) The statutory declaration aforesaid and a statutory declaration by the donee of the power of