Aged and Infirm Persons' Property Act 1940

The court may direct the sale, mortgage, lease, or other disposition of the whole or any part of the protected estate by the manager; and may confer upon the manager any powers in respect of or in relation to the protected estate which it may deem necessary or expedient for the realisation, investment, or better management thereof, or for the benefit or advancement in life of the children of the protected person; and, in particular, may confer any powers which the court may under any law or practice relating to trustees or to wards of court confer upon trustees or itself exercise.