Agency, noun explanation

1. [agency, procuratory]: In the name of others, within the scope of authorization, legal acts that have direct legal effect on the principal are performed.

2.[surrogacy]: The duties of an agent outside of his/her own job.

3.[proxy]: refers to the proxy server.

Extended information:

Agent, verb explanation

1. [act as agent]: In addition to one's own job, to act for someone else for a short period of time.

2.[act for]: Being entrusted to perform certain activities on behalf of the party concerned.

Agency in civil law

refers to the fact that an agent performs civil legal acts with a third party in the name of the principal within the scope of agency authority, thereby directly having rights and obligations towards the principal. behavior. For example, if A entrusts B to purchase a certain item on his behalf, B will enter into a sales contract with C in the name of A, and the resulting contractual rights and obligations will be directly borne by A.

Here, A is the principal (also called the "principal"), B is the agent, and C is the third party (also called the "counterpart")

In commercial law Agency

means that an agent engages in business activities in the field, extent and time specified in the contract based on a certain contractual relationship with the principal. Common agents in commercial law include project agents, product agents, etc.

The basic characteristics of agency as a legal term

1. Agency behavior is a civil legal act that can cause civil legal consequences.

2. The agent shall generally engage in agency activities in the name of the principal.

3. The agent acts independently within the scope of agency authority.

4． The legal consequences of agency behavior belong directly to the principal.

Classification

1. Based on the different grounds for generating agency power, it is divided into principal agency and legal agency

①Principal agency, also known as voluntary agency, that is, agency The person acts as an agent in accordance with the authorization of the principal.

② Legal agency is an agency relationship directly generated in accordance with the provisions of the law. It is mainly established to protect the legitimate rights and interests of people without capacity for civil conduct and persons with limited capacity for civil conduct. For example, parents of minors Agent for children.

2. The agency is divided into primary agency and re-agent based on whether the agency is transferred to another person.

① Primary agency.

② Re-agent. Re-agency, also known as re-agency, refers to the act of an agent entrusting another person to perform the agency for the benefit of the principal. In contrast, representation performed by an agent in person is an agency.

3. Depending on whether the agent is engaged in the name of the principal, the agency is divided into a named agent and an anonymous agent.

①A named agent. The so-called named agency refers to the agency behavior performed by the agent, which must be performed in the principal's own name.

②Anonymous agent. The so-called anonymous agency means that although the agent does not perform legal acts in his own name, he actually has the intention of acting as an agent, and the counterparty knows or should know about it, so that the legal effect of agency is also produced.

Baidu Encyclopedia—Agency

Baidu Encyclopedia—Agency (legal term)