N.M. Stat. § 46-14-5
Exclusions.
A. As used in this section, "power of appointment" means a power that enables a
person acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an ownership
interest in, or another power of appointment over, trust property.
B. The Uniform Directed Trust Act does not apply to a:
(1)
power of appointment;
(2)
power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director;
(3)
power of a settlor over a trust to the extent the settlor has a power to
revoke the trust;
(4)
power of a beneficiary over a trust to the extent the exercise or
nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of:
(a) the beneficiary; or
(b) another beneficiary represented by the beneficiary under Sections 46A-3-
301 through 46A-3-305 NMSA 1978 with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of the
power; or
(5)
power over a trust if:
(a) the terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary
capacity; and
(b) the power must be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor's
tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and regulations issued thereunder, as amended.
C. Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to
designate a recipient of an ownership interest in, or power of appointment over, trust
property that is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of
appointment and not a power of direction.