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StatuteProtection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988

Section 44 — Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988: Effect of manager's decisions, etc

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44 Effect of manager's decisions, etc (1) Every decision made by a manager in the exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Part of this Act, and everything done by a manager in implementation of any such decision, shall have the same effect as it would have had if it had been made or done by the person for whom the manager is acting and that person had had full capacity to make or do it. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) of this section, any contract, agreement, or other arrangement made or entered into by the manager in relation to any property of which he or she is the manager may be enforced in respect of the property, by proceedings (where necessary) brought against the manager in his or her capacity as manager, in the same manner and to the same extent as it could have been enforced if it had been made or entered into by the person for whom the manager is acting and that person had been fully competent to make or enter into it. (3) No person dealing with a manager in respect of any matter within the powers of a manager shall be concerned to inquire as to the concurrence or otherwise of the person for whom the manager is acting or of any other person or be affected by notice that the person or any other person has not concurred.

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