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Section 159: When an agent's extra authority binds the principal

159.Liability of principal where agent exceeds authority

(1)Where an agent does more than he or she is authorised to do and a part of what the agent does is within his or her authority, can be separated from the part which is beyond his or her authority, only what the agent does within his or her authority shall be binding between the agent and the principal.

(2)Where an agent does more than he or she is authorised to do and what the agent does beyond the scope of his or her authority cannot be separated from what is within the scope of the authority of the agent, the principal is not bound by the transaction.

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If an agent does something beyond their authority, but the authorised part can be separated from the unauthorised part, then only the authorised part ...

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