Authentication of Signature on Power of Attorney: What Are the Regulations?

Article 14 of Circular 01/2020/TT-BTP on Certification of Signatures on the Power of Attorney is prescribed as follows:

- Authority given under the provisions of Point d, Clause 4, Article 24 of Decree No. 23/2015/ND-CP, satisfying all conditions such as no remuneration, no indemnity obligation by the authorized party, and unrelated to the transfer of asset ownership or real estate usage rights, shall be executed in the form of certifying the signature on the power of attorney.

- In compliance with Clause 1 of this Article, certification of the signature on the power of attorney is carried out in the following cases:

+ Authorization for submitting and receiving dossiers and documents on behalf of someone else, except where the law stipulates non-delegable matters;

+ Authorization to receive pension, mail, allowances, and subsidies on behalf of someone else;

+ Authorization to look after the house;

+ Authorization by a family member to borrow money from the Social Policy Bank.

- For authorizations not falling under any of the cases specified in Clause 2 of this Article, certifying the signature on the power of attorney shall not be requested. The requester must follow the procedures prescribed for certifying contracts and transactions.

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