12.24.—(1) The court may appoint such person as it thinks just to appear for, represent or act for the incapacitated person.
(2) The appointment may be made either generally or for the purpose of a particular application or proceeding, or for the exercise of particular rights or powers which the incapacitated person might have exercised but for that person’s incapacity.
(3) The court may make the appointment either of its own motion or on application by—
(a)a person who has been appointed by a court in the United Kingdom or elsewhere to manage the affairs of, or to represent, the incapacitated person;
(b)any person who appears to the court to be a suitable person to make the application;
(c)the official receiver; or
(d)the office-holder.
(4) An application may be made without notice to any other party.
(5) However the court may require such notice of the application as it thinks necessary to be delivered to the incapacitated person, or any other person, and may adjourn the hearing of the application to enable the notice to be delivered.