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Ship's agent. The Naval Agency and Distribution Act, 1864, provides for the appointment of an agent by the commanding officer of each of His Majesty's ships to act for the ship with respect to salvage, bounty, prize, etc. (ss. 4-12). The ship's agent receives 2' per cent. of any such money distributed among the officers and crew. He may not be a solicitor, proctor, attorney, or employed by the Crown, and is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the High Court of Admiralty. See also (English) Naval Prize Act, 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. 5, c. 30)....
Patent agent
Patent agent.--By s. 84 of the (English) Patents and Designs Act, 1907, as amended by Patents and Designs Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 32), this expression 'means exclusively an agent for obtaining patents in the United Kingdom'; and by the same section no person can so term himself unless he is registered in pursuance of the Act.Means a person for the time being registered under this Act as a patent agent. [Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970), s. 2(n)]...
In the way of his business as agent
In the way of his business as agent, the expression 'in the way of his business as agent' means that the property is entrusted to him in the ordinary course of his duty or habitual occupation or profession or trade.... The term agent in s. 409 is not restricted only to those persons who carry on the profession of agents, R.K. Dalmia v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1962 SC 1821: (1963) 1 SCR 253....
Liability of agent signing
Liability of agent signing, an agent who signs his name to a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque without indicating thereon that he signs as agent, or that he does not intend thereby to incur personal responsibility, is liable personally on the instrument, except to those who induced him to sign upon the belief that the principal only would be held liable. (Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), s. 28)...
special agent
special agent see agent ...
Universal agent
Universal agent, one who is appointed to do all the acts which the principal can personally do and which he may lawfully delegate the power to another to do. Such an universal agency may potentially exist, but it must be of the rarest occurrence. And indeed it is difficult to conceive of the existence of such an agency practically, inasmuch as it would be to make such an agent the complete master, not merely dux facti but dominus rerum the complete disposer of all the rights and property of the principal. The law will not from general expressions, however broad, infer the existence of any such universal agency; but it will rather construe them as restrained by the principal business of the party in respect to which it is presumed his intention to delegate the authority was principally directed, Story's Agency, 18....
Special agent
Special agent, one authorized to transact only a particular business for his principal, as distin-guished from a general agent....
Political agent
Political agent, shall mean,--(a) in relation to any territory outside India, the Principal Officer, by whatever name called, representing the Central Government in such territory; and(b) in relation to any territory within India to which the Act or Regulation containing the expression does not extend, any officer appointed by the Central Government to exercise all or any of the powers of a Political Agent under that Act or Regu-lation. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(43)]...
Parliamentary Agent
Parliamentary Agent, in the House of Commons, he prepares and promotes private bills, conducts proceeding upon petitions against such bills, various duties and responsibilities are imposed by the orders of both Houses upon him and in both Houses rules have been laid down to be observed by him in the House upon any petition or bill, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, pp. 875, 876.Persons professionally employed in the promotion of or opposition to private Bills, and otherwise in relation to private business in Parliament. A solicitor may act as a parliamentary agent. As to agents entitled to practise before Election Committees, see 31 & 32 Vict. c. 125, s. 57....
Managing agent
Managing agent, means any person appointed or acting as the representative of another person for the purpose of carrying on such other person's trade or business, but does not include an individual manager subordinate to an employer. [Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (80 of 1923), s. 2 (1) (f)]Means a person, firm or company entitled to the management of the whole affairs of a company by virtue of an agreement with the company, and under the control and direction of the directors except to the extent, if any, otherwise provided for in the agreement, and includes any person, firm or company occupying such position by whatever name called.Explanation.--If a person occupying the position of managing agents calls himself manager or managing director, he shall nevertheless be regarded as managing agent for the purposes of s. 32 of this Act. [Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938), s. 2(13)]...
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