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CRIMINAL CODE 2002 - SECT 353

Meaning of agent and principal for pt 3.7

    (1)     An "agent" (and the principal of the agent) includes the following:

column 1

item

column 2

agent

column 3

principal of the agent

1

a person acting for someone else with that other person's actual or implied authority

that other person

2

a public official

the government or other body for which the official acts

3

an employee

the employer

4

a lawyer acting for a client

the client

5

a partner

the partnership

6

an officer of a corporation (whether or not employed by it)

the corporation

7

an officer of another body (whether or not employed by it)

the body

8

a consultant to a person

that person

    (2)     A person is an agent or principal if the person is, or has been or intends to be, an agent or principal.



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