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WorksheetsLaw of Agency
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the law governs law of agency in Malaysia?
Agency Act 1961
Sale of goods act 1957
Contracts Act 1950
Agency Act 1950
'He is a person for whom such act is done, or who is so represented in dealing with a third party.'
‘He’ refers to _____
Principal
Agent
Boss
3rd party
The agreement created between principal and agent is _____
Contract of employment
contract of service
contract of agency
contract of necessity
'A person, by his words/conducts, allows a 3rd party to believe that B is his agent even when B is not, and the 3rd party relies on it to his detriment, that person will be estopped/precluded from denying the existence of B’s authority.'
A is agent by ______________
necessity
ratification
holding out
estoppel
_____________ is an authority conferred expressly upon the agent either by oral or written agreement.
express authority
apparent authority
secret authority
special authority
Who can be a principal as accordance to Section 136 of Contracts Act 1950?
minor and soundmind
adult and soundmind
minor and unsoundmind
adult and unsoundming
Can a minor becomes an agent?
Yes because a minor can enter into a contract
No because he still a minor
Yes. A minor will be responsible for his act
Yes. A minor will not be responsible for his act
A husband can rebut the presumption of the implied authority between his wife under these circumstances EXCEPT
He had expressly warned his wife from pledging his credit
He had expressly warned the supplier or tradesman not to supply his wife with goods on credit
His wife was sufficiently provided with the goods of the kind in question
His wife was given not sufficient allowance for the purpose of buying goods without having to pledge her husband’s credit
In the agency by ratification, if the principal does not ratify the contract made by the agent, the effect of the contract is _____
The principal will not be responsible for the contract
The agent will not be responsible for the contract
The agent will be responsible for the contract
The principal will be responsible for the contract
In which of the following circumstances, an agency by necessity may be created?
when an agent signed an estoppel agreement
when a person who is with authority act as an agent
when an agent breaches the agreement with the principal
when it is impossible for the agent to get the principal’s instruction
Jamil enters into a contract with Kassim to sell him 1000 kg of wheat. Kassim used his own name when signing the contract. Afterwards Jamil discovered that Kassim was actually acting as an agent for Badul. If later Badul breaches the contract, under the law of agency, Jamil _____
cannot sue none of them.
may sue Kassim and Badul for the price of wheat
may not sue Kassim but may sue Badul for the price of wheat.
may not sue Badul but may sue Kassim for the price of wheat.
