Chapter 10-Agency
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- Central Excise Acts
Extent of Agents authority
188. Extent of Agents authority. -
An agent having authority to do an act has authority to do every lawful thing which is necessary in order to do such act. An agent having an authority to carryon a business has authority to do every lawfulthing necessary for the purpose, or usually done in the course of conducting such business.
Illustrations
(a) A is employed by B, residing in London, to recover at Bombay a debt, due to B, A may adopt any legal process necessary for the purpose of recovering the debt, and may give a valid discharge for the same.
(b) A constitutes B, his agent, to carryon his business of a ship builder, B may purchase timber and other materials, and hire workmen for the purposes of carrying on the business.
An agent having authority to do an act has authority to do every lawful thing which is necessary in order to do such act. An agent having an authority to carryon a business has authority to do every lawfulthing necessary for the purpose, or usually done in the course of conducting such business.
Illustrations
(a) A is employed by B, residing in London, to recover at Bombay a debt, due to B, A may adopt any legal process necessary for the purpose of recovering the debt, and may give a valid discharge for the same.
(b) A constitutes B, his agent, to carryon his business of a ship builder, B may purchase timber and other materials, and hire workmen for the purposes of carrying on the business.