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Contract Act, 1872

Topic Serial # Content Case Law
 

CHAPTER X

 
 

AGENCY

 
 

APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF AGENTS

 
182 “Agent” and “principal” defined. An “agent” Case Law
183 Who may employ agent
184 Who may be an agent
185 Consideration not necessary
186 Agent's authority may be expressed or implied
187 Definitions of express and implied authority Case Law
188 Extent of agent's authority Case Law
189 Agent's authority in an emergency
190 When agent cannot delegate
191 “Sub-agent” defined Case Law
192 Representation of principal by sub-agent properly appointed
193 Agent's responsibility for sub-agent appointed without authority
194 Relation between principal and parson duly appointed by agent to act in business of agency Case Law
195 Agent's duty in naming such person Case Law
196 Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority, Effect of ratification Case Law
197 Ratification may be expressed or implied Case Law
198 Knowledge requisite for valid ratifications
199 Effect of ratifying unauthorised act forming part of a transaction
200 Ratification of unauthorised act cannot injure third person
201 Termination of agency Case Law
202 Termination of agency where agent has an interest in subject-matter Case Law
203 When principal may revoke agent's authority
204 Revocation where authority has been partly exercised
205 Compensation for revocation by principal or renunciation by agent
206 Notice of revocation or renunciation Case Law
207 Revocation and renunciation may be expressed or implied
208 When termination of agent's authority takes effect as to agent, and as to third persons Case Law
209 Agent's duty on termination of agency by principal's death or insanity
210 Termination of sub-agent's authority
211 Agent's duty in conducting principal's business Case Law
212 Skills and diligence required from agent
213 Agent's accounts
214 Agent's duty to communication with principal Case Law
215 Right of principal when agent deals on his own account, in business of agency without principal's consent Case Law
216 Principal's right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency
217 Agent's right of retainer out of sums received on principal's account
218 Agent's duty to pay sums received for principal
219 When agent's remuneration becomes due
220 Agent not entitled to remuneration for business misconducted
221 Agent's lien on principal's property
222 Agent to be indemnified against consequences of lawful acts
223 Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faith
224 Non-liability of employer of agent to do a criminal act
225 Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal's neglect
226 Enforcement and consequences of agent's contract Case Law
227 Principal how for bound when agent exceeds authority Case Law
228 Principal not bound when excess of agent's authority is not separable
229 Consequences of notice given to agent
230 Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principal
231 Rights of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosed
232 Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principal
233 Right of person dealing with agent, personally liable
234 Consequence of inducing agent or principal to act on belief that principal or agent will be held exclusively liable
235 Liability of pretended agent
236 Person falsely contracting as agent not entitled to performance
237 Liability of principal inducing belief that agent's unauthorised acts were authorised
238 Effect, on agreement of misrepresentation or fraud by agent Case Law
 

CHAPTER XI

 
 

OF PARTNERSHIP

 
1 OF PARTNERSHIP
 

SCHEDULE

 
 

ENACTMENTS REPEALED

 
1 ENACTMENTS REPEALED
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