1The Contract Act, 1872

( ACT NO. IX OF 1872 )

Appointment and Authority of Agents

182. "Agent" and "principal" defined

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

188. Extent of agent's authority

189. Agent's authority in an emergency

Sub-Agents

190. When agent cannot delegate

191. "Sub-agent" defined

192. Representation of principal by sub-agent properly appointed

Agent's responsibility for sub-agent

Sub-agent's responsibility

193. Agent's responsibility for sub-agent appointed without authority

194. Relation between principal and person duly appointed by agent to act in business of agency

195. Agent's duty in naming such person

Ratification

196. Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority. Effect of ratification

197. Ratification may be expressed or implied

198. Knowledge requisite for valid ratification

199. Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transaction

200. Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third person

Revocation of Authority

201. Termination of agency

202. Termination of agency where agent has an interest in subject-matter

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

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

209. Agent's duty on termination of agency by principal's death or insanity

210. Termination of sub-agent's authority

Agent's Duty to Principal

211. Agent's duty in conducting principal's business

212. Skill and diligence required from agent

213. Agent's accounts

214. Agent's duty to communicate with principal

215. Right of principal when agent deals, on his own account, in business of agency without principal's consent

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 mis-conducted

221. Agent's lien on principal's property

Principal’s Duty to Agent

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

Effect of agency on contract with third persons

226. Enforcement and consequences of agent's contracts

227. Principal how far bound, when agent exceeds authority

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

Presumption of contract to contrary

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 unauthorized acts were authorized

238. Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation or fraud by agent

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