May 2016 Q2 c.
State FIVE ways by which an agency may be terminated. (5 marks)
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- By mutual agreement-Here both the principal and the agent may agree to terminate the agency at any time they wish.
- By revocation of the agent’s authority; the principal may at any time revoke the authority given to the agent and prevent him from making binding contracts with third parties. When this happens, the agent may have the right of action for breach of contract against the principal where the revocation is unjustified.
- By death of the principal or agent, save in some exceptional cases.
- By bankruptcy or insanity of principal or agent, save in some exceptional cases.
- By frustration
- By intervening illegality like legislation passed to nullify such types of agency.
- By agent completing the performance of the agency;
- By the expiration of time, where the agency was created for a limited time.
- By the principal becoming an alien enemy;
- By renunciation
(Any 5 points)