Section 17 of the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Act, 2021 amends Section 21(1) of the 2009 Act by inserting the following:
(d) the appointment of a family successor or family successors, including selecting an appropriate person or persons to act as family successor, the making of an application under section 14A, 14G, 14H, 14K or 14L for the appointment of a family successor and taking necessary actions in connection with such application or applications,
(e) taking necessary actions in connection with the making of an order under section 14B(1) or the registration of such order in the Land Registry or the Registry of Deeds (including the perfection of the title of the person to whom the application relates),
(f) such other matters as may be prescribed.”.
Practice Direction CC10 covers applications for care representatives . Appendix – Forms (August 2022).doc (which includes application forms and an affidavit template) to this Practice Direction have been updated to allow for the amendment. No other changes have been made to the Practice Direction.