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UK INDUSTRIAL
TAPES LIMITED
CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. Interpretation
1.1 In these
Conditions:
"Buyer"
means the person who accepts a quotation of the Seller for the
sale of the goods or whose order is accepted by the Seller;
"Goods" means the goods (including any instalment
of the goods or any parts of them) which the Seller is to supply
in accordance with these Conditions;
"Seller" means UK Industrial Tapes Limited (registered
in England under number 3319765);
"Conditions" means the standard terms and conditions
of sale set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise
requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in
writing between the Buyer and the Seller;
"Contract" means the contract for the purchase and
sale of the Goods; and "Writing" includes facsimile
transmission, electronic mail and comparable means of communication.
1.2 Any reference
in these Conditions to any provision of a statute shall be constructed
As a reference to that provision as amended, re-enacted or extended
at the relevant time.
1.3 The headings
in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect
their interpretation.
2. Basis of
the Sale
2.1 The Seller
shall sell and the buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance
with any written quotation of the Seller which is accepted by
the Buyer, or any written order of the Buyer which is accepted
by the seller, subject in either case to these Conditions, which
shall govern
the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions
subject to which any such quotation is accepted or purported to
be accepted, or any such order is made or purported to be made,
by the Buyer.
2.2 No variation
to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in Writing
between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller.
2.3 the Seller's
employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations
concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the seller In Writing.
In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does
not rely on any such representations which are not so confirmed.
2.4 Any advice
or recommendation given by the Seller or its employees or agents
to the Buyer or its
employees or agents as to the storage, application or use of the
Goods which is not confirmed in Writing by the Seller is followed
or acted upon entirely at the Buyer's own risk, and accordingly
the Seller shall not be liable for any such advice or recommendation
which is not so confirmed.
2.5 Any typographical,
clerical or other error or omission in any sales literature, quotation,
price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or other document or
information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction
without any liability on the part of the Seller.
3. Orders and
Specifications
3.1 No order
submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller
unless and until confirmed by the Seller's authorised representative
in Writing.
3.2 The Buyer
shall be responsible to the Seller for ensuring the accuracy of
the terms of any order (including any applicable specification)
submitted by the Buyer, and for giving (he Seller any necessary
information relating to the Goods within a sufficient time to
enable the Seller to perform the Contract in accordance with its
terms.
3.3 The quantity,
quality and description of and any specification for the Goods
shall be those set out in the Seller's quotation (if accepted
by the Buyer) or the Buyer's order (if accepted the Seller).
3.4 If the
Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to
the Goods by the Seller in accordance with a specification submitted
by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all
loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred
by the seller in connection with or paid or agreed to be paid
by the Seller in settlement of any claim for infringement of any
patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial or intellectual
property rights of any other person which results from the seller's
use of the Buyer's specification.
3.5 "The
Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification
of the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable
statutory or E.C. requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied
to the Seller's specification, which do not materially affect
their quality or performance.
3.6 No order
which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the
Buyer except with the agreement in Writing of (he Seller and on
terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against
all loss (including loss of profit), costs (including the cost
of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and expenses
incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
4. Price of
the Goods
4.1 The price
of the Goods shall be the Seller's quoted price or, where no price
has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price
listed in the Seller's published price list current at the date
of acceptance of the order. Where the Goods are supplied for export
from the United Kingdom, the Seller's published export list shall
apply. All prices quoted are valid for 30 days only or until earlier
acceptance
by the Buyer, after which time they may be altered by the Seller
without giving notice to the Buyer.
4.2 The Seller
reserves the right, by giving notice to the Buyer at any time
before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect
any increase in the cost to the seller which is due to any factor
beyond the control of the Seller (such as, without limitation,
any foreign exchange fluctuation, currency regulation, alteration
of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour, materials
or other costs of manufacture),
any change in delivery dates, quantities or specifications for
the Goods which requested by the Buyer, or any delay caused by
any instructions of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to give
the Seller adequate information or instructions.
4.3 Except
as otherwise stated under the terms of any quotation or in any
price list of the Seller, and unless otherwise agreed in Writing
between the Buyer and the Seller, all prices are given by the
Seller on an ex works basis, and where the Seller agrees to deliver
the Goods otherwise than at the Seller's premises, the Buyer shall
be liable to pay the Seller's charges for transport, packaging
and insurance.
4.4 The price
is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, which the Buyer
shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.
5. Terms of
Payment
5.1 Subject
to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the
Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for
the price of the Goods on or at any time after delivery of the
Goods, unless the Goods are to be collected by the Buyer or the
Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, in which
event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the
price at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that
the Goods are ready for collection or (as the case may be) the
Seller hastendered delivery of the Goods.
5.2 The Buyer
shall pay the price of the goods (less any discount to which the
Buyer is entitled, but without
any deduction) within 30 days of the date of the Seller's invoice,
and the Seller shall be entitled to recover
the price, notwithstanding that delivery may not have taken place
and the property in the Goods has not
passed to the Buyer. The time of payment of the price shall be
of the essence of the Contract. Receipts
for payment will be issued only upon request.
5.3 If the
Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without
prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller,
the Seller shall be entitled to:
5.3.1 cancel
the contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer:
5.3.2 appropriate
any payment made by the Buyer to such of the Goods (or the Goods
supplied under any other contract between the Buyer and the
Seller) as the Seller may think fit (notwithstanding any purported
appropriation by the Buyer): and
5.3.3 charge
the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the
amount unpaid, at the rate of 4 per cent per annum above Barclays
Bank plc base rate from time to time, until payment in full
is made (a part of a month being treated as a full month for
the purpose of calculating interest).
6. Delivery
6.1 Delivery
of the Goods shall be made by the Buyer collecting the Goods at
the Seller's premises at any time after the Seller has notified
the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or, if some
other place for delivery is agreed by the Seller delivering the
Goods to that place.
6.2 Any dates
quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only and the
Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods
however caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence
of the contract unless previously agreed by the Seller in writing.
The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of any quoted
delivery date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.
6.3 Where
the Goods are to be delivered in installments, each delivery shall
constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver
any one or more of the installments in accordance with these Conditions
or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more installments
shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the contract as a whole as
repudiated.
6.4 If the
Seller fails to deliver the Goods (or any installment) for any
reason other than any cause beyond the Seller's reasonable control
or the Buyer's fault, and the Seller is accordingly liable to
the Buyer, the Seller's liability shall be limited to the excess
(if any) of the cost to the Buyer (in the cheapest available market)
of similar goods to replace those not delivered over the price
of the Goods.
6.5 If the
Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or fails to give the
Seller adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery
(otherwise than by reason of any cause beyond the Buyer's reasonable
control or by reason of the Seller's fault) then, without prejudice
to any other right or remedy available to the Seller may;
6.5.1 store
the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the
reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage; or
6.5.2 sell
the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting
all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to the
Buyer for the excess over the price under the Contract or charge
the Buyer for any shortfall below the price under the Contract.
7. Risk and
Property
7.1 Risk
of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer;
7.1.1 in
the case of goods to be delivered at the Seller's premises,
at the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods
are available for collection; or
7.1.2 in
the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Seller's
premises, at the time of delivery or, if the buyer wrongfully
fails to take delivery of the Goods, the time when the Seller
has tendered delivery of the Goods.
7.2 Notwithstanding
delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision
of these Conditions, the property in the Goods shall not pass
to the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared
funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all other
Goods agreed to be sold by the Seller to the Buyer for which payment
is then due.
7.3 Until
such time as the property in the Goods passes to the buyer, the
Buyer shall hold the Goods as the Seller's fiduciary agent and
bailee, and shall keep the Goods separate from those of the Buyer
and third parties and property stored, protected and insured and
identified as the Seller's property, but the buyer shall be entitled
to resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business.
7.4 Until
such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer (and
provided the Goods are still in existence and have not been resold),
the Seller shall be entitled at any time to require the Buyer
to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and, if the Buyer fails
to do so forthwith, to enter upon any premises of the Buyer or
any third party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods.
7.5 The Buyer
shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of
security for any indebtedness any of the Goods which remain the
property of the seller, but if the Buyer does so all monies owing
by the Buyer to the seller shall (without prejudice to any other
right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable.
8. Warranty
and Liability
8.1 The Seller
warrants that the Goods are of satisfactory quality and free from
material defect at the time of delivery.
8.2 All published
information concerning the Goods (including any information contained
in a technical data sheet produced by the Seller) is based on
research which the Seller believes to be reliable, and is subject
to change without notice. The Seller makes no representation or
warranty as to the reliability of such information.
8 3 It is
the Buyer's responsibility to consider and assess the fitness
for purpose of the Goods having regard to the use to which the
Buyer intends to put such Goods. The Seller makes no representation
or warranty in this regard.
8.4 Where
the Goods are sold under a consumer transaction (as defined by
the Consumer Transactions (Restrictions on Statements) Order 1976)
the statutory rights of the Buyer are not affected by these Conditions.
8.5 Except
in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Seller's
negligence, the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason
of any representation (unless fraudulent), or any implied warranty,
condition or other term, or any duty at common law, or under the
express terms of the Contract, for any indirect, special or consequential
loss or damage (whether for loss of profit or otherwise), costs,
expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever (whether
caused by the negligence of the Seller, its employees or agents
or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply
of the Goods or their use or resale by the Buyer, and the entire
liability of the Seller under or in connection with the Contract
shall not exceed the price of the Goods, except as expressly provided
in these Conditions.
8.6 The Seller
shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to he in breach
of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure
to perform, any of the Seller's obligations in relation to the
Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the
Seller's reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing, the following shall be regarded as causes beyond
the Seller's reasonable control:
8.6.1 Act
of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident;
8.6.2 war
or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance
or requisition;
8.6.3 acts,
restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or measures
of any kind on the part of any governmental, parliamentary or
local authority;
8.6.4 import
or export regulations or embargoes;
8.6.5 strikes,
lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether
involving employees of
the Seller or of a third party);
8.6.6 difficulties
in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
8.6.7 power
failure or breakdown in machinery.
9 Insolvency
of Buyer
9.1 This
clause applies if;
9.1.1 the
Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with it's creditors or
(being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company)
becomes subject to a moratorium or an administration order or
goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the purposes of amalgamation
or reconstruction); or
9.1.2 an
encumbrance takes possession, or a receiver is appointed, of
any of the property or assets of the Buyer; or
9.1.3 the
Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
9.1.4 the
Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned
above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies
the Buyer accordingly.
9.2 If this
clause applies then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy
available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel
the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract
without any liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been
delivered but not paid for the price shall become immediately
due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement
to the contray.
10 Export Terms
10.1 In these
Conditions "Incoterms" means the international rules
for the interpretation of trade terms of the international Chamber
of Commerce as in force at the date when the Contract is made.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any term or expression
which is defined in or given a particular meaning by the provisions
of Incoterms shall have the same meaning in these Conditions,
but if there is any conflict between the provisions of the Inconterms
and these Conditions, the latter shall prevail.
10.2 Where
the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the
provisions of this clause shall (subject to any special terms
agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller) apply notwithstanding
any other provision of these Conditions.
10.3 The
Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation
or regulations governing the importation of the Goods into the
country of destination and for the payment of any duties on them.
10.4 Unless
otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller,
the Goods shall be delivered F.O.B. the air or sea port of the
shipment and the Seller shall be under no obligation to give notice
under section 32(3) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979. The Buyer must
designate it's own shippers.
10.5 The
Buyer shall be responsible for arranging for testing and inspection
of the Goods at the Seller's premises before shipment. The Seller
shall have no liability for any claim in respect of any defect
in the Goods which would be apparent on inspection and which is
made after shipment, or in respect of any damage during transit.
10.6 Payment
of all amounts due to the Seller shall be made by and in Pounds
Sterling.
11 General
11.1 The
Seller may perform any of it's obligations or exercise any of
it's rights hereunder by itself or through any other member of
it's group, provided that any actor omission of any such other
member shall be deemed to be the act or omission of the Seller.
11.2 Any
notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the
other under these Conditions shall be in Writing addressed to
that other party at it's registered office or principal place
of business or such other address as may at the relevant time
have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving
the notice.
11.3 No Waiver
by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall
be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same
or any other provision.
11.4 If any
provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority
to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity
of the other provisions of these Conditions and the remainder
of the provision in question shall not be affected.
11.5 Any
dispute arising under or in connection with these Conditions or
the sale of the Goods shall be referred to arbitration.
11.6 The Contract
shall be governed by the laws of England, and the Buyer agrees to
submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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