CODE OF VIRGINIA PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION (ยง 55-12.5) Sections 55-12.1 through 55-12.6 apply to a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment that is created on or after July 1, 2000. For purposes of this section, a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment created by the exercise of a power of appointment is created when the power is irrevocably exercised or when a revocable exercise becomes irrevocable. HISTORY: 2000, c. 714.