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Unit 3: Contracts of Bailment and Agency

original deed of power can be deposited in the High Court in whose jurisdiction the principal Notes
resides and a certified copy of the deed can be obtained from the High Court. Such certified
copies are equal to originals and are binding on all.
Further, s.85 of the Indian Evidence Act provides that the Court shall presume that every
document purporting to be a power of attorney and to have been executed before and
authenticated by a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, was so executed and
authenticated.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
17. In power of attorney, the person executing the deed is known as the ……………….and the
one in whose favour it is executed is the agent.

18. The power of attorney is required to be engrossed on ………………………..paper.

Case Study Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

overnmental responsibility for food in Canada is divided among the federal, 10
provincial, three territorial, and thousands of municipal governments. Some 77
Gpieces of legislation govern food inspection among three levels of government.
Federal responsibility centres on export and inter-provincial trade: protecting and
expanding export markets for Canadian food products, and facilitating interprovincial
trade. In addition, the federal government sets food safety, quality and grading standards
for products sold interprovincially and internationally and administers regulations aimed
at preventing the production or sale in Canada of dangerous, adulterated or misbranded
products. Provinces and municipalities are responsible for:
The intraprovincial aspects of the food industry, including local food processing, the food service
industry, and the food retail industry. They decide whether and how to inspect local operations,
including restaurants and grocery stores, as well as dairies and meat plants whose products are sold
within the province. (Moore and Skogstad, p. 130)
The federal government of Canada faced a number of food security problems in the early
1990s, which facilitated adoption of innovative reform measures:

1. Canada’s reputation for high quality food had been damaged by the “tainted tuna”
scandal.
2. Resources for additional inspection of fish products were not available; resources
were not only scarce but shrinking.
3. The Government wanted to reform its public service along the lines achieved in the
United Kingdom and New Zealand, where separate agencies were spun off from
government.
4. Developments in international trade and potential developments in interprovincial
trade:
(a) Industry and governments favoured harmonized standards and streamlined
inspection to ensure the competitiveness of the Canadian food industry
domestically & internationally.
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