Bare Act · Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Chapter X

Chapter X · Sections

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... 187 · Definitions of express and implied... 188 · Extent of agent’s authority. 189 · Agent’s authority in an emergency. 190 · When agent cannot delegate. 191 · “Sub-agent” defined. 192 · Representation of principal by... 193 · Agent’s responsibility for... 194 · Relation between principal and... 195 · Agent’s duty in naming such... 196 · Right of person as to acts done... 197 · Ratification may be expressed or... 198 · Knowledge requisite for valid... 199 · Effect of ratifying unauthorized... 200 · Ratification of unauthorized act... 201 · Termination of agency. 202 · Termination of agency, where agent... 203 · When principal may revoke agent’s... 204 · Revocation where authority has... 205 · Compensation for revocation by... 206 · Notice of revocation or... 207 · Revocation and renunciation may be... 208 · When termination of agent’s... 209 · Agent’s duty on termination of... 210 · Termination of sub-agent’s... 211 · Agent’s duty in conducting... 212 · Skill and diligence required from... 213 · Agent’s accounts. 214 · Agent’s duty to communicate with... 215 · Right of principal when agent... 216 · Principal’s right to benefit... 217 · Agent’s right of retainer out of... 218 · Agent’s duty to pay sums received... 219 · When agent’s remuneration becomes... 220 · Agent not entitled to remuneration... 221 · Agent’s lien on principal’s... 222 · Agent to be indemnified against... 223 · Agent to be indemnified against... 224 · Non-liability of employer of agent... 225 · Compensation to agent for injury... 226 · Enforcement and consequences of... 227 · Principal how far bound, when... 228 · Principal not bound when excess of... 229 · Consequences of notice given to... 230 · Agent cannot personally enforce,... 231 · Rights of parties to a contract... 232 · Performance of contract with agent... 233 · Right of person dealing with agent... 234 · Consequence of inducing agent or... 235 · Liability of pretended agent. 236 · Person falsely contracting as... 237 · Liability of principal inducing... 238 · Effect, on agreement, of...

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Effect of agency on contracts with third persons

Enforcement and consequences of agent’s contracts.

Contracts entered into through an agent, and obligations arising from acts done by an agent, may be enforced in the same manner, and will have the same legal consequences, as if the contracts had been entered into and the acts done by the principal in person.

Illustrations

(a)A buys goods from B, knowing that he is an agent for their sale, but not knowing who is the principal. B’s principal is the person entitled to claim from A the price of the goods, and A cannot, in a suit by the principal, set-off against that claim a debt due to himself from B.

(b)A, being B’s agent, with authority to receive money on his behalf, receives from C a sum of money due to B. C is discharged of his obligation to pay the sum in question to B.

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