Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section - 1 - Short title

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Section - 2 - Interpretation clause

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Section - 3 - Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals

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Section - 4 - Communication when complete

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Section - 5 - Revocation of proposals and acceptances

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Section - 6 - Revocation how made

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Section - 7 - Acceptance must be absolute

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Section - 8 - Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration

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Section - 9 - Promises, express or implied

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Section - 10 - What agreements are contracts

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Section - 11 - Who are competent to contract

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Section - 12 - What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting

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Section - 13 - "Consent" defined

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Section - 14 - "Free consent" defined

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Section - 15 - "Coercion" defined

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Section - 16 - "Undue influence" defined

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Section - 17 - "Fraud" defined

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Section - 18 - "Misrepresentation" defined

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Section - 19 - Voidability of agreements without free consent

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Section - 19A - Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence

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Section - 20 - Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact

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Section - 21 - Effect of mistakes as to law

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Section - 22 - Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact

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Section - 23 - What considerations and objects are lawful and what not

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Section - 24 - Agreements void, if considerations and objects unlawful in part

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Section - 25 - Agreement void, if made without consideration

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Section - 26 - Agreement in restraint of marriage, void

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Section - 27 - Agreement in restraint of trade, void

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Section - 28 - Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings, void

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Section - 29 - Agreements void for uncertainty

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Section - 30 - Agreements by way of wager, void

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Section - 31 - "Contingent contract" defined

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Section - 32 - Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event happening

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Section - 33 - Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event not happening

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Section - 34 - When event on which contract is contingent to be deemed impossible, if it is the future conduct of a living person

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Section - 35 - When contracts become void, which are contingent on happening of specified event within fixed time

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Section - 36 - Agreements contingent on impossible events, void

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Section - 37 - Obligations of parties to contracts

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Section - 38 - Effect of refusal to accept offer of performance

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Section - 39 - Effect of refusal of party to perform promise wholly

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Section - 40 - Person by whom promise is to be performed

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Section - 41 - Effect of accepting performance from third person

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Section - 42 - Devolution of joint liabilities

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Section - 43 - Any one of joint promisors may be compelled to perform

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Section - 44 - Effect of release of one joint promisor

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Section - 45 - Devolution of joint rights

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Section - 46 - Time for performance of promise, where no application is to be made and no time is specified

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Section - 47 - Time and place for performance of promise, where time is specified and no application to be made

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Section - 48 - Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place

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Section - 49 - Place for the performance of promise, where no application to be made and no place fixed for performance

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Section - 50 - Performance in manner or at time prescribed or sanctioned by promisee

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Section - 51 - Promisor not bound to perform, unless reciprocal promisee ready and willing to perform

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Section - 52 - Order of performance of reciprocal promises

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Section - 53 - Liability of party preventing event on which contract is to take effect

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Section - 54 - Effect of default as to the promise which should be performed, in contract consisting of reciprocal promises

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Section - 55 - Effect of failure to perform at fixed time, in contract in which time is essential

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Section - 56 - Agreement to do impossible act

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Section - 57 - Reciprocal promises to do things legal, and also other things illegal

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Section - 58 - Alternative promise, one branch being illegal

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Section - 59 - Application of payment where debt to be discharged is indicated

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Section - 60 - Application of payment where debt to be discharged is not indicated

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Section - 61 - Application of payment where neither party appropriates

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Section - 62 - Effect of novation, rescission and alteration of contract

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Section - 63 - Promisee may dispense with or remit performance of promise

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Section - 64 - Consequences of rescission of a voidable contract

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Section - 65 - Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement or contract that becomes void

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Section - 66 - Mode of communicating or revoking rescission of voidable contract

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Section - 67 - Effect of neglect of promisee to afford promisor reasonable facilities for performance

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Section - 68 - Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account

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Section - 69 - Reimbursement of person paying money due by another, in payment of which he is interested

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Section - 70 - Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous act

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Section - 71 - Responsibility of finder of goods

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Section - 72 - Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered by mistake or under coercion

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Section - 73 - Compensation of loss or damage caused by breach of contract

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Section - 74 - Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for

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Section - 75 - Party rightfully rescinding contract, entitled to compensation

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Section - 76-123 - Sale of Goods

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Section - 124 - "Contract of indemnity" defined

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Section - 125 - Rights of indemnity-holder when sued

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Section - 126 - "Contract of guarantee", "surety", "principal debtor" and "creditor"

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Section - 127 - Consideration for guarantee

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Section - 128 - Surety's liability

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Section - 129 - Continuing guarantee

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Section - 130 - Revocation of continuing guarantee

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Section - 131 - Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety's death

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Section - 132 - Liability of two persons, primarily liable, not affected by arrangement between them that one shall be surety on other's default

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Section - 133 - Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract

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Section - 134 - Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtor

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Section - 135 - Discharge of surety when creditor compounds with, gives time to, or agrees not to sue, principal debtor

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Section - 136 - Surety not discharged when agreement made with third person to give time to principal debtor

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Section - 137 - Creditor's forbearance to sue does not discharge surety

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Section - 138 - Release of one co-surety does not discharge others

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Section - 139 - Discharge of surety by creditor's act or omission impairing surety's eventual remedy

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Section - 140 - Rights of surety on payment or performance

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Section - 141 - Surety's right to benefit of creditor's securities

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Section - 142 - Guarantee obtained by misrepresentation, invalid

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Section - 143 - Guarantee obtained by concealment, invalid

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Section - 144 - Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joins

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Section - 145 - Implied promise to indemnify surety

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Section - 146 - Co-sureties liable to contribute equally

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Section - 147 - Liability of co-sureties bound in different sums

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Section - 148 - "Bailment", "bailor" and "bailee" defined

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Section - 149 - Delivery to bailee how made

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Section - 150 - Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailed

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Section - 151 - Care to be taken by bailee

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Section - 152 - Bailee when not liable for loss, etc, of thing bailed

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Section - 153 - Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditions

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Section - 154 - Liability of bailee making unauthorised use of goods bailed

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Section - 155 - Effect of mixture, with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee's

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Section - 156 - Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods can be separated

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Section - 157 - Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated

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Section - 158 - Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses

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Section - 159 - Restoration of goods lent gratuitously

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Section - 160 - Return of goods bailed on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose

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Section - 161 - Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned

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Section - 162 - Termination of gratuitous bailment by death

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Section - 163 - Bailer entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed

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Section - 164 - Bailor's responsibility to bailee

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Section - 165 - Bailment by several joint owners

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Section - 166 - Bailee not responsible on redelivery to bailor without title

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Section - 167 - Right of third person claiming goods bailed

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Section - 168 - Right of finder of goods; may sue for specified reward offered

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Section - 169 - When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it

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Section - 170 - Bailee's particular lien

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Section - 171 - General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy brokers

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Section - 172 - "Pledge", "pawnor", and "pawnee" defined.

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Section - 173 - Pawnee's right of retainer

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Section - 174 - Pawnee not to retain for debt or promise other than that for which goods pledged—Presumption in case of subsequent advances

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Section - 175 - Pawnee's right as to extraordinary expenses incurred

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Section - 176 - Pawnee's right where pawnor makes default

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Section - 177 - Defaulting pawnor's right to redeem

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Section - 178 - Pledge by mercantile agent

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Section - 178A - Pledge by person in possession under voidable contract

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Section - 179 - Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest

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Section - 180 - Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer

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Section - 181 - Appointment of relief or compensation obtained by such suits

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Section - 182 - "Agent" and "principal" defined

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Section - 183 - Who may employ agent

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Section - 184 - Who may be an agent

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Section - 185 - Consideration not necessary

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Section - 186 - Agent's authority may be express or implied

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Section - 187 - Definitions of express and implied authority

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Section - 188 - Extent of agent's authority

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Section - 189 - Agent's authority in an emergency

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Section - 190 - When agent cannot delegate

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Section - 191 - "Sub-agent" defined

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Section - 192 - Representation of principal by sub-agent properly appointed

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

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

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Section - 195 - Agent's duty in naming such person

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Section - 196 - Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority—effect of ratification

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Section - 197 - Ratification may be expressed or implied

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Section - 198 - Knowledge requisite for valid ratification

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Section - 199 - Effect of ratifying unauthorised act forming part of a transaction

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Section - 200 - Ratification of unauthorised act cannot injure third person

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Section - 201 - Termination of agency

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

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Section - 203 - When principal may revoke agent's authority

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Section - 204 - Revocation where authority has been partly exercised

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Section - 205 - Compensation for revocation by principal, or renunciation by agent

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Section - 206 - Notice of revocation or renunciation

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Section - 207 - Revocation and renunciation may be expressed or implied

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Section - 208 - When termination of agent's authority takes effect as to agent, and as to third persons

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

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Section - 210 - Termination of sub-agent's authority

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Section - 211 - Agent's duty in conducting principal's business

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Section - 212 - Skill and diligence required from agent

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Section - 213 - Agent's accounts

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Section - 214 - Agent's duty to communicate with principal

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

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Section - 216 - Principal's right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency

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Section - 217 - Agent's right of retainer out of sums received on principal's account

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Section - 218 - Agent's duty to pay sums received for principal

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Section - 219 - When agent's remuneration becomes due

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Section - 220 - Agent not entitled to remuneration for business misconducted

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Section - 221 - Agent's lien on principal's property

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Section - 222 - Agent to be indemnified against consequences of lawful acts

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Section - 223 - Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faith

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Section - 224 - Non-liability of employer of agent to do a criminal act

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Section - 225 - Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal's neglect

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Section - 226 - Enforcement and consequences of agent's contracts

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Section - 227 - Principal how far bound, when agent exceeds authority

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Section - 228 - Principal not bound when excess of agent's authority is not separable

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Section - 229 - Consequences of notice given to agent

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Section - 230 - Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principal

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Section - 231 - Rights of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosed

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Section - 232 - Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principal

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Section - 233 - Right of person dealing with agent personally liable

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Section - 234 - Consequence of inducing agent or principal to act on belief that principal or agent will be held exclusively liable

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Section - 235 - Liability of pretended agent

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Section - 236 - Person falsely contracting as agent, not entitled to performance

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Section - 237 - Liability of principal inducing belief that agent's unauthorised acts were authorised

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Section - 238 - Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation or fraud by agent

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