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agency pl: -cies 1 : the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved [death by criminal "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 2 a : a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the control of another in dealing with third parties ;also : the power of one in such a relationship to act on behalf of another NOTE: A principal is bound by and liable for acts of his or her agent that are within the scope of the agency. ac·tu·al agency : the agency that exists when an agent is in fact employed by a principal see also express agency and implied agency in this entry agency by estoppel : an agency that is not created as an actual agency by a principal and an agent but that is imposed by law when a principal acts in such a way as to lead a third party to reasonably believe that another is the principal's agent and the third party is injured by relying on and acting in accordance with that belief NOTE: A principal has...
Revocation of agency
Revocation of agency. An agency is dissolved or determined in several ways:-(I) by the act of the principal, either(a) Express, as(1) By direct and formal writing, publicly a advertised;(2) By informal writing to the agent privately;(3) By parol; or(b) Implied from circumstances as by appointing another person to do the same act, where the authority of both would be incompatible.The exceptions to the power of the principal to revoke his agent's authority at mere pleasure are--(1) When the principal has expressly stipulated that the authority shall be irrevocable, and the agent has also an interest in its execution.(2) Where an authority or power is coupled with an interest, or is given for a valuable consideration, or is a part of a security, unless there is an express stipulation that it shall be revocable.(3) When an agent's act in pursuance of his authority has become obligatory, for nemo potest mutare consilium suum in alterius injuriam.(II.) By the agent's giving notice to his pri...
Worker, directly or through any agency
Worker, directly or through any agency, a 'worker' under the definition means a person employed, directly or through any agency. The words 'directly or through any agency' indicate that the employment is by the management directly or through some kind of employment agency and in either case there is a contract of employment between the management and the persons employed. Admittedly the coolies were not employed by the management; there was no privity of contract between them and the management, Chintaman Rao v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1958 SC 388 (393). [Factories Act, 1948, s. 2(l)]...
state workforce agency
state workforce agency The agency or bureau in each State that deals with employment and labor issues. For the address of workforce agency in each State go to the U.S. Department of Labor Foreign Labor Certification site. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
Instrumentality, Agency
Instrumentality, Agency, instrumentality and agency are the two terms which to some extent overlap in their meaning; 'instrumentality' includes 'means' also, which 'agency' does not, in its meaning, Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, (2002) 5 SCC 111 (143). (Constitution of India, Article 12)...
ostensible agency
ostensible agency see agency ...
Quasi-governmental agency
Quasi-governmental agency, 'Quasi-governmental agency' is 'a government-sponsored enterprise or corporation (sometimes called a government-controlled corporation)'. Authority, as Websiter's Comprehensive Dictionary (International Edition) defines, is 'the person or persons in whom government or command is vested; often in the plural', Pradeep Kumar Bisvas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, (2002) 5 SCC 111 (143).Is a government sponsored enterprise or corporation (sometimes called a government-controlled corpor-ation), Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, (2002) 5 SCC 111....
Managing agency
Managing agency, Managing agency is itself a business, J.K. Trust v. Commissioner of Income Tax/Excess Profits Tax, AIR 1957 SC 846: (1958) SCR 65. [Income Tax Act, 1922, s. 4 (3)]It includes--(i) Secretaries and Treasurers;(ii) Where the managing agent is a company, and director of such company, and any member thereof who holds substantial interest in such company.(iii) Where the managing agent is a firm, any partner of such firm. [Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), s. 5 (gg)]...
Designated agency
Designated agency, means any agency designated under clause (d) of s. 15. [Energy Conservation Act, 2001, s. 2 (f)]...
Contract of agency and contract of sale
Contract of agency and contract of sale, a contract of agency, differs essentially from a contract of sale inasmuch as an agent after taking delivery of the property does not sell it as his own property but sells the same as the property of the principal and under his instructions and directions. Furthermore, since the agent is not the owner of the goods, if any loss is suffered by the agent he is to be indemnified by the principal, Bhopal Sugar Industries Ltd. v. S.T.O, (1977) 3 SCC 147 (151). [Sate of Goods Act, 1930, s. 4]...
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