An ordinary power of attorney is a deed made under the Powers of Attorney Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 by which a donor appoints an attorney to act on their behalf. It is distinct from an enduring power of attorney under the Enduring Powers of Attorney (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, because it does not continue if the donor loses the mental capacity to make the decisions it covers - it ends automatically at that point, or on the donor’s death.
The deed can give the attorney general authority to do anything the donor could lawfully do by an attorney, or authority limited to specific matters. It must be executed as a deed and signed in the presence of a witness. Northern Ireland practice commonly uses two witnesses, or a single witness who is a solicitor.
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