EL PODER NOTARIAL/ POWER

OF ATTORNEY

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jurdicos: poder notarial
en ingls y en espaol
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Introduccin al poder notarial (en ingls y espaol)

Definicin
Tipologas o clasificacin
Anlisis detallado del poder notarial en ingls y en
espaol.
Foco contextual
Intertextualidad
Tenor o tono
Macroestructura
Morfologa y sintaxis
Glosario
Conclusin
Bibliografa
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INTRODUCCIN AL PODER NOTARIAL

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Definicin

Definicin PODER NOTARIAL/PODER DE

REPRESENTACIN: documento pblico y legal por el
que una persona poderdante/mandante designa a
otra apoderado para que la represente en el rea
jurdica, en asuntos econmicos, etc. y de ah, que
acte en su nombre. El acto de concesin de una
capacidad concreta se denomina apoderamiento.

Es un documento protocolizado (a document under

seal), se otorga ante notario y queda sin valor a la
muerte del poderdante o cuando ste lo revoca.

El poder notarial se puede utilizar en cualquier tipo

de asunto (legal, econmico, etc.)
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Clasificacin

Clasificacin de los poderes notariales:

General: el poderdante autoriza a
otra persona apoderado- a que acte
en su nombre en todo tipo de actos:
- administrar las cuentas bancarias
- vender o comprar propiedades

A) Ordinarios

- hacer transacciones bancarias, etc.

Especfico: el poderdante slo le
otorga al apoderado poderes concretos.
Por ejemplo:
- pedir prstamo bancario

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Clasificacin

B) Duracin:

Permanente: seguir siendo

efectivo an despus de que el
poderdante/otorgante sufra una
incapacidad.
Limitado: caducar en el
momento que el poderdante
quede discapacitado.

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LEAD-IN TO POWER OF ATTORNEY

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Introduction

Definition: it is a document that evidences

the creation of a relationship between two
people who are designated as the
principal/donor/granter and the
agent/attorney-in-fact/attorney (In
Common Law Jurisdiction).

The principal designates the agent in the

document, and the agent is authorized to
act on the principals behalfto stand in
the shoes of the principalfor whatever
business the power of attorney permits.
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Watch out!

Be careful!
Attorney-in-fact
or attorney
(apoderado)
The person
empowered by the
donor to handle
his/her affairs.
He cannot practice
law.

attorney-at-law
(abogado)
A person, learned in
law -legally licensedto practise law
(whether in law or
giving advice).It could
be a synonym for
lawyer.

N.B: In this legal context, an attorney is not a

lawyer.
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Classification of the POA

Types of powers:
I. Concerning the extent/amplitude of
the power:
I.I General: the agent can conduct any sort of
business on behalf of the principal
I.II Specific: the agent can only conduct the
transactions authorized in the document.
II. Concerning the duration:
II.I Durable/lasting: the same as the Spanish
one
II.II Limited: the same as the Spanish one

Very flexible documents

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Classification of the POA

Concerning the affair:

Special Power of Attorney (e.g. legal
affairs)
Health care Power of Attorney (the donor
appoints someone to make health care
decisions on his/her behalf if s/he is
unconscious, unable or mentally
incompetent).
Property and Affairs Power of Attorney
General Power of Attorney (the
authorization to act on someones behalf is
very wide)
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Power/letter of attorney
Detailed analysis

I. Language functions.

Based on Hatim & Masons three main functions of

the texts:
Expositive: to deal with objects and situations to
organize actions and events in a specific order:
conceptual exposition, description and narration.
Argumentative: to manage or steer the situation in
a manner favourable to the text producers goals.
Exhortative/Instructive: to draw the interest of
the readers and persuade them to do or abstain
from doing something: operative texts.

With option: advertising

Without option: contracts, treaties.
(Hatim & Masons 1990)

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I. Contextual focus:

Primary focus: instructive

I, Paul Stanley, the undersigned, of Marina del Este Street

number 15, do hereby confer full power of attorney to
Alfonso Lpez Martnez on January 11th, 2008, as true
and lawful attorney-at-law for me and in my name, place
and stead, and on my behalf, and for my use and benefit
on court of anywhere, regarding the following:
1. To ask, demand, litigate, recover all manner of goods,
chattels, debts, rents, interest, sums of money and
demads whatsoever, and to make, give and execute
acquittances, receipts
2. To appear, answer and defend in all actions and suits

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I.Contextual focus:

Secondary focus: expositive (1st & last

parapraph)
I, Paul Stanley, the undersigned, of Marina del Este Street
number 15, do hereby confer full power of attorney to Alfonso
Lpez Martnez on January 11th, 2008, as true and lawful
attorney-at-law for me and in my name, place and stead, and on
my behalf, and for my use and benefit on court of anywhere,
regarding the following:
I,Paul Stanley, whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument,
having been duly qualified according to the law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed this power of attorney;
that I am of sound mind; that I am eighteen (18) years of age or
signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purpose therein
expressed.

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II. INTERTEXTUALITY
Definition: Derived from the Latin intertexto,
meaning to intermingle while weaving. It is a term first
introduced by the French semiotician Julia Kristeva in the
late 60s.
- It is the presence of discursive connections with previous
legislation or other texts.

There isnt any explicit allusion to other

documents: whether contract, document or
whatsoever.

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III. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

USERS IN THE TEXT

Principal: who gives the power to another

person of acting on his behalf because he is
unavailable or disable (e.g. mentally
incompetent).
I, Paul Stanley, hereby confer full power of
attorney to

Agent/attorney-in-fact: the person who

receives the power of attorney.
I, Paul Stanley, hereby confer full power of
attorney to Alfonso Lpez Martnez
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III. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

USERS IN THE TEXT

The principal or donor appears as the 1st

person of the singular: I
So, close relationship between the
addresser (principal) and the addressee
(attorney-in-fact).

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IV. MACROSTRUCTURE

Primary & secondary structures:

1st paragraph: introduction (personal

details of the principal/donor and agent).
2nd paragraph & 3rd paragraph: the
powers granted to the agent (e.g. to
appear and defend in all actions and
suits or whatsoever)
4th paragraph: the power of attorney
can be revoked

shall be irrevocable until such time as said court

determines that I am no longer incompetent.
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IV. MACROSTRUCTURE

5th paragraph (Conclusion):

recognition of being of sound mind: estar
en pleno uso de facultades.

I, Paul Stanley, do hereby acknowledge that I

signed and executed this power of attorney; that I
am of sound mind; that I am eighteen years of age
or older

Signatures

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V. SYNTACTIC MATTERS

No personal sentences. They are

introduced by infinitive forms:
1) To ask, demand, litigate, recover, and to make
To appear, answer and defend in all actions

Frequent use of commas

Common use of coordinators (addition and
disjunctive)
Use of passive voice
this power of attorney shall be irrevocable until such
time
having been duly qualified according to the law
Use of simple sentences:
I, Paul Stanley, the undersigned, do hereby confer full
power of attorney to Alfonso (the whole 1st paragraph)
Confusing syntax
in general.
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V. MORPHOLOGICAL MATTERS

The document is written in the 1st person

singular. Thus, more attachment between
the donor and the agent
Many repetitions:
for me and in my name, hereby,
said attorney

Doublets (partial synonyms, redundant):

true and lawful attorney-at-law

in my name on my behalf
free and voluntary, ratifying and confirming.
Lack of anaphoric references.

Use of formal adverbs or multiple particles:

Hereby (por la presente), thereof (del mismo), hereafter
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V. MORPHOLOGICAL MATTERS

Future tense
shall judge, shall be expedient, shall do or cause

Passive voice:
having been duly qualified
shall be irrevocable

Lack of connectors and overuse of commas

(rest of the Old legal English):

To ask, demand, litigate, recover, and recive all maner of

goods, chattels, ebts, rents, interest, sums of money and
demands whatsoever, due or hereafter to become due and
owing, or belonging to me, and to make, give and execute
acquittances, recepits, satisfactions or other discharges
for the same, whether under seal or otherwise;
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El poder notarial/representacin

Anlisis detallado

I. Foco contextual:
Foco principal: funcin instructiva.
Enumeracin de las actos concretos sobre los que se
otorga poder al apoderado.
I.- Comprar toda clase de bienes inmuebles
II.- Comparecer ante cualquier Comisara de Polica y solicitar
y retirar
III.-Actuar como representante fiscal en Espaa a los
efectos
IV.- Contratar la instalacin y suministro de agua,
electricidad
Etc.
Foco secundario: expositiva (1 parte y al final)
exposicin de datos personales (informacin objetiva) del
poderdante y del apoderado.
Cierre de la conclusin

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II. Intertextualidad

Ley Orgnica 15/1.999, 13 de diciembre, de

Proteccin de Datos de Carcter Personal.
Las leyes 18-19/1991, 6 de junio.
Art. 46.1 de la Ley General Tributaria

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III. Relacin entre los usuarios

Relacin entre los usuarios:
A) Poderdantes: 2 Britnicos
B) Apoderado: Abogada

Relacin ms
lejana

o Propsito: conceder poder a una

persona para que acte en tu nombre
en determinados contextos y mbitos.
o Documento legal narrado en 3
personal del plural
Don. Nacido en , el de de .. Y su esposa
Doa .
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IV. MACROESTRUCTURAS
Dividido en secciones

Lneas introductorias (lugar, fecha, datos

notario)
Comparecen Don (datos de los poderdantes)
Intervienen en su propio nombre y derecho para
otorgar la presente escritura de poder
Exponen que otorgan conjunta o separadamente
poder tan amplio y bastante
Puedan (los poderes otorgados)
Ej. I. Comprar toda clase de bienes inmuebles
II. Comparecer ante cualquier Comisara
Frmula conclusin (Yo el Notario hago constar)
Firma

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V. NIVEL FORMAL: Sintaxis

o

Ms clasificado en secciones

Comparecen, exponen, puedan.

Numerosas oraciones coordinadas y

yuxtapuestas.

Comparecer ante cualquier Comisara de Polica y

solicitar y retirar el certificado de RESIDENCIA y
N.I.E
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Numerosas formas en infinitivo (referente a

los poderes otorgados: contratar, comprar,
actuar).
Oraciones ms cortas y con ms
conectores.
Solicitar y obtener copias del presente poder.
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V. NIVEL FORMAL: morfologa

Menos redundante
el presente otorgamiento, voluntad(vs. Free and
voluntary)

Menos repetitivo
en su nombre

Uso mayoritario del tiempo de presente

Ej. Intervienen, exponen
o Discurso ms perifrstico.

les juzgo con la capacidad legal suficiente para otorgar la

presente escritura

Frecuente uso de anafricos: este poder, el

presente otorgamiento, del presente poder.
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Useful glossary

Power of attorney: in Common law systems or mandate in civil law

systems is an authorization to act on someone else's behalf in a legal
or business matter.
Donor/granter/principal: the person authorizing the other to act.
Agent/attorney-in-fact/attorney:the person authorized to act on
somebodys behalf.
Attorney-at-law:A person, learned in law and legally licensed to
practise law (whether in law or giving advice).It could be a synonym
for lawyer.
Confer full power of attorney to: authorize or grant the power
to carry out some particular actions.
Be of sound mind: a person who is mentally competent.
A power can be revocable or irrevocable: the power can be
revoked.
Act on someones behalf: act on someones shoes.
For me and in my name: to make emphasis on the
person/subject.
Free and voluntary: without being oppressed by anyone.

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CONCLUSIN
Poder notarial: es un documento legal a travs del
cual una persona (poderdante) otorga unos
poderes al (apoderado) para que ste acte en su
nombre, representndolo.
Hay diferentes tipos: segn la amplitud de
poderes, la duracin y el mbito.
Los poderes notariales en ingls y en espaol:
A) se asemejan:
- en el propsito, en el foco contextual.
B) se diferencian:
- en la hibridacin, en el tenor/tono, en las
macroestructuras y en el nivel formal (sintaxis +
morfologa).

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Bibliografa

Alcaraz, E. (2007) El Ingls Jurdico. Textos y

documentos. Ariel Derecho
http://www.sre.gob.mx/francia/poder.htm
http://sispain.com/SiSpain/spanish/guia/notarias/us
uales/poderes.html
http://www.cosaslegales.es/como-obtener-podernotarial/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_attorney
http://www.lectlaw.com/filesh/qfl04.htm

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