Editing Implied authority (section)

==India==
Section 186 of the [[Indian Contract Act, 1872|Indian Contract Act 1872]] provides that an agent's authority may be express or implied. Section 187 adds that "An authority is said to be express when it is given by words, spoken or written. An authority is said to be implied when it is to be inferred from the circumstances of the case; and things spoken or written or the ordinary course of dealing, may be accounted circumstances of the case". The Act also includes an "illustration" of how this section operates:{{quote|"A owns a shop in [[Serampore]], living himself in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], and visiting the shop occasionally. The shop is managed by B, and he is in the habit of ordering goods from C in the name of A for the purposes of the shop, and of paying for them out of A's funds with A's knowledge. B has an implied authority from A to order goods in the name of A for the purpose of the shop."<ref>Indian Contract Act 1872, quoted in England and Wales High Court (Commercial Court), [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Comm/2014/1583.html PEC Ltd v Asia Golden Rice Company Ltd. <nowiki>[</nowiki>2014<nowiki>]</nowiki> EWHC 1583 (Comm)], paragraph 45, delivered 20 May 2014, accessed 7 June 2024</ref>}}