A person appointed or hired to act in the place of another.

A person can appoint another individual or a financial institution to be the trustee.

The person appointed to administer or manage a trust estate.

The person appointed having the responsibility of keeping check on newsworthy events within the school and checking that the press are informed.

A person appointed on behalf of another to carry out the acts and formalities required by customs rules.

A person appointed in a Chapter 7 case to represent the interests of the bankruptcy estate and the creditors.

A person appointed to administer a Chapter 13 case.

A person appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person.

As part of their efforts to take reasonable care, a person may seek professional advice and may appoint an agent to help them.

Where a person appoints an agent, this does not relieve them of their responsibility for their tax affairs.