Self-help templates
Limited Power of Attorney (One Task or Transaction)
For handing one named task to someone else, such as collecting a document, dealing with a bank or signing one contract: the exact job, its limits, money and end date.
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How to use it
- When: you cannot attend to one specific matter yourself, for example because you live abroad or are ill, and you want someone you trust to deal with it for you: collect a certificate or parcel, handle a bank or tax office matter, sign a rental or service contract, or represent you in an administrative procedure.
- Who signs: the person giving the power (the principal). The agent usually also signs to accept.
- Fill in everything in [square brackets] and cross out options that do not apply. Describe the task as exactly as you can. The narrower the power, the safer you are, and the more likely an office will accept it.
- Choose the agent with care. Even a narrow power lets someone speak and sign for you.
- Form matters: some matters, for example anything involving real estate or a company, need a notary or a special form. If you will use it abroad, ask about an apostille or consular legalisation and a translation.
- Tip: write the end date, ask the office that will receive it whether it needs its own form, and keep the original safe.
What is inside
- Art. 1. The principal
- Art. 2. The agent
- Art. 3. The task
- Art. 4. Powers granted
- Art. 5. Money and documents
- Art. 6. Limits
- Art. 7. Substitution
- Art. 8. Duration and revocation
- Art. 9. Accounting and costs
- Art. 10. Form, language, governing law and declaration
- Notes on the clauses and a checklist of what to check under your country's law
What these templates are not
- They are self-help templates, not legal advice, and they do not replace a lawyer.
- Laws differ from country to country, and some rules cannot be changed by contract. Each template ends with a checklist of what to check where you live.
- For a high-value or unusual situation, ask a local lawyer or notary to look at the final text.
TheLawToKnow Tools. Self-help template. Not legal advice. Check the law currently in force. Written with the help of AI tools and reviewed by a lawyer-author.