STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR DUFAYLITE
DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
1. Definitions & Explanation
2. In these Conditions
'Buyer' means the person whose order for the Goods is accepted
by the Seller; '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; 'Goods' means the
goods (including any instalment of the goods or any parts for them)
which the Seller is to supply in accordance with these Conditions;
''Seller' means the Company, whose details are set out on the
reverse and who is supplying the Goods; 'Writing' includes
facsimile, e-mail and electronic transmission and comparable means
of communication. In the event of a conflict between the Standard
Terms and conditions of Sale and the Special Terms and Conditions,
the latter shall apply.
2.1. Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of a
statute shall be construed as a reference to that provision as
amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
2.2. The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only
and shall not affect their interpretation.
3. Basis of the sale
3.1. The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the
Goods in accordance with any written purchase order of the Buyer,
which is accepted by the Seller, by the issue of an acknowledgement
of order. No contract will arise between the Buyer and the Seller
until such acknowledgement of order is issued. All Goods are
supplied subject to these Conditions, which shall govern the
Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions.
3.2. No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless
agreed in Writing between the authorised representatives of the
Buyer and of the Seller.
3.3. The Seller's employees or agents are not authorised to make
any representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by a
Director of the Seller in Writing. In entering into the Contract
the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on, and waives any
claim for breach of, any such representations which are not so
confirmed.
3.4. 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 a Director of the Seller is followed or acted upon
entirely at the Buyers own risk, and accordingly the Seller shall
not be liable for any such advice or recommendation which is not so
confirmed. The Seller publishes storage and handling information
and the goods must be used in accordance with the advice given in
that. A copy is available upon request.
3.5. 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.
3.6. All industrial or intellectual property rights of any
nature whatsoever in the
Goods remain vested in the Seller at all times.
4. Orders and specifications
4.1. 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 the 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.
4.2. The quantity, quality and description of and any
specification for the Goods shall be those set out in the Seller's
acknowledgement of order.
4.3. 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, or utilising tooling,
software or other goods or equipment supplied 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 or use of such tooling, software or other
goods or equipment.
4.4. The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the
specification of the Goods which are required to conform with any
applicable safety or other statutory requirements or, where the
Goods are to be supplied to the Seller's specification, which do
not materially affect their quality or performance.
4.5. Save as set out in Clause below no order which has been
accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the Buyer except with
the agreement in Writing of the 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.
5. Price Of Goods
5.1. The price of the Goods shall be as per the Seller's
acknowledgement of order. All prices quoted are valid for 30 days
after which time they may be altered by the Seller on giving notice
to the Buyer.
5.2. 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 is
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.
5.3. 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, the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Seller's
charges for transport, packaging and insurance.
5.4. The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax,
which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the
Seller.
5.5. The cost of pallets and returnable containers will be
charged to the Buyer in addition to the price of the Goods, but
full credit will be given to the Buyer provided they are returned
undamaged to the Seller before the due payment date.
6. Terms Of Payment
6.1. 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 has
tendered delivery of the Goods.
6.2. The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods within 30 days
after the date of the Seller's invoice, and the payment of the
price shall be of the essence of the Contract. Receipts for payment
will be issued only upon request. The Buyer shall not make any
deductions, set-offs or counterclaims against the invoice
price.
6.3. 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:
6.3.1. cancel the contract or suspend any further deliveries to
the Buyer;
6.3.2. 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
6.3.3. exercise its rights to interest and compensation under
the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
7. Delivery
7.1. 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, by the
Seller delivering the Goods to that place.
7.2. 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 howsoever caused. Time for delivery shall not be of
the essence unless previously agreed by the Seller in Writing. The
Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the quoted
delivery date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.
7.3. Where delivery of the Goods is to be made by the Seller in
Bulk, the Seller reserves the right to deliver up to 10 per cent
more or 10 per cent less than the quantity ordered without any
adjustment in the price, and the quantity so delivered shall be
deemed to be the quantity ordered.
7.4. Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each
delivery shall constitute a separate contract and failure by the
Seller to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance
with these Conditions or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any
one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the
Contract as a whole as repudiated.
7.5. If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods 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.
7.6. 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, the Seller may:
7.6.1. store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the
Buyer for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage;
or
7.6.2. 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.
7.7. If delivery is delayed by industrial dispute or any
circumstances beyond the Seller's control then the periods for
delivery shall be extended by such a period as is reasonable in the
circumstances. Should any delay continue for a period exceeding six
months then, unless the parties agree to the contrary, the contract
shall be deemed to be terminated without any claim for compensation
against the Seller.
8. Risk & Property
8.1. Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the
Buyer:
8.1.1. 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
8.1.2. 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.
8.2. Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the
Goods, or any other provision of these Conditions, the title to 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 purchased by the Buyer from the Seller, no matter
whether delivered, awaiting delivery, or awaiting collection.
8.3. Until such time as the title in the Goods passes to the
Buyer, the Buyer shall keep the Goods separate from those of the
Buyer and third parties and properly stored, protected and insured
and identified as the Seller's property.
8.4. Until such time as the title in the Goods passes to the
Buyer, the Buyer shall be, subject to the Seller informing the
Buyer to the contrary, entitled to resell or use the Goods in the
ordinary course of its business, but shall account to the Seller
for the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Goods, whether
tangible or intangible, including insurance proceeds, and shall
keep all such proceeds separate from any moneys or property of the
Buyer and third parties and, in the case of tangible proceeds,
properly stored, protected and insured. The Buyer shall have no
authority to enter into any contract of sale on behalf of the
Seller and any such contract shall accordingly be concluded in the
name of the Buyer.
8.5. Until such time as the title 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.
8.6. 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 moneys owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall (without
prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith
become due and payable.
8.7. Save as otherwise stated therein, the provisions of this
clause 8 shall survive the termination of any contract made
pursuant to these Conditions for whatever reason and in particular
but without limitations by the Seller by the acceptance or
repudiation of this Contract by the Buyer.
9. Warranties & Liability
9.1. Subject to the conditions set out below the Seller warrants
that the Goods will correspond with their specification at the time
of delivery and will be free from defects in material and
workmanship for a period of six months from the date of delivery to
the Buyer.
9.2. The above warranty is given by the Seller subject to the
following conditions:
9.2.1. the Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any
defect in the Goods arising from any drawing, design or
specification supplied by the Buyer
9.2.2. the Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any
defect arising from fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence,
abnormal working conditions, failure to follow the Seller's
instructions (whether oral or in Writing), misuse or alteration or
repair of the Goods without the Seller's approval;
9.2.3. the Seller shall be under no liability under the above
warranty (or any other warranty, condition or guarantee) if the
total price for the Goods has not been paid by the due date for
payment.
9.2.4. the above warranty does not extend to goods manufactured
by third parties. In respect of these the Buyer shall only be
entitled to the benefit of any warranty or guarantee given by the
manufacturer to the Seller to the extent that the Seller is able to
pass this on to the Buyer.
9.3. The warranty at 9.1 replaces all warranties, conditions,
innominate or other terms implied by statute or common law, which
are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
9.4. Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect in the
quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to correspond
with specification shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the
Buyer) be notified to the Seller within three days from the date of
delivery or (where the defect or failure was not apparent on
reasonable inspection) within a reasonable time after discovery of
the defect or failure. If the Buyer does not notify the Seller
accordingly, the Buyer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods
and the Seller shall have no liability for such defect or failure,
and the Buyer shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods had
been delivered in accordance with the Contract.
9.5. In the event of a breach of warranty in Clause 9.1 the
Seller shall be entitled to repair or replace the Goods (or the
part in question) free of charge or, at the Seller's sole
discretion, refund to the Buyer the price of the Goods (or a
proportionate part of the price), but the Seller shall have no
further liability to the Buyer.
9.6. Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the
Seller's negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation:
9.6.1. the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for any loss
of profit or any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage,
costs, expenses or other claims for consequential compensation
whatsoever which arises out of or in connection with the supply of
the Goods or their use or resale by the Buyer, except as expressly
provided in these Conditions;
9.6.2. the Seller's entire liability to the Buyer arising under
or in connection with these Conditions whether for negligence,
breach of contract, or otherwise shall be no
more than the total price of the Goods
9.7. The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to
be in breach of these Conditions 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:
9.7.1. act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or
accident;
9.7.2. war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil
disturbance or requisition;
9.7.3. acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions
or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental,
parliamentary or local authority;
9.7.4. import or export regulations or embargoes;
9.7.5. strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade
disputes (whether involving employees of the Seller or of a third
party);
9.7.6. difficulties in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel,
parts or machinery; and
9.7.7. power failure or breakdown in machinery.
9.8. In the event that the Seller is prevented from carrying out
its obligations under this Contract, in accordance with clause
9.7above, the Seller shall give notice of suspension as soon as is
reasonably possible to the Buyer stating the date and the extent of
the suspension and its cause. The Seller shall resume the
performance of its obligations as soon as reasonably possible after
the removal of the cause and shall so notify the Buyer. In the
event that the cause continues for more than one month either party
may terminate this Contract by giving the other party 30 days'
prior written notice.
10. Insolvency Of Buyer
10.1. This clause applies if:
10.1.1. the Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with its
creditors or becomes subject to an administration order or (being
an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes
into liquidation (otherwise than for the purposes of amalgamation
or reconstruction); or
10.1.2. an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver is
appointed, over any of the property or assets of the Buyer; or
10.1.3. the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on
business; or
10.1.4. 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.
10.2. If this clause applies then, notwithstanding any other
rights available to the Seller, the Seller may be entitled to
cancel the Contract or suspend any deliveries without any liability
to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for
the price shall become immediately payable regardless of any
previous agreement to the contrary and the Buyer's right to resell
the Goods set out in clause 7.3 above will automatically be
revoked.
11. Termination
Either party may (without limiting any other remedy) at any time
terminate the Contract by giving written notice to the other if the
other commits any breach of these conditions and (if capable of
remedy) fails to remedy the breach within 30 days after being
required by written notice to do so.
12. Export Terms
12.1. In this clause 12 '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 Incoterms and
these Conditions, the latter shall prevail.
12.2. Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United
Kingdom, the provisions of this clause 12 shall (subject to any
special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller)
apply notwithstanding any other provision of these Conditions.
12.3. 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
thereon.
12.4. Unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and
the Seller, the Goods shall be delivered ex works.
12.5. 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.
13. General
13.1. 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 its 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. A notice is deemed to have been served as follows:-
13.1.1. if personally by facsimile or E-mail, at the time of
delivery;
13.1.2. if posted, at the time of expiration of 48 hours or (in
the case of airmail) 7 days after the envelope containing the
notice is posted.
13.2. Unless specifically stated to the contrary no failure or
delay by either party in exercising any of its rights under these
Conditions shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right, and no
waiver by either party of any breach of these Conditions shall be
considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any
other provision.
13.3. 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 provisions in question shall not be
affected.
13.4. A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right
under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce
any term of this Agreement but this does not affect any right or
remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from
that Act.
13.5. The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England, and
the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
English Courts for all purposes arising in connection with the
Contract.
13.6. These Conditions, and the documents referred to in them,
constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
and supersede any previous agreement between the parties relating
to the subject matter of this Contract. Each of the parties
acknowledges and agrees that in entering into this Contract, and
the documents referred to in it, it does not rely on, and shall
have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation,
warranty or understanding (whether negligently or innocently made)
of any person (whether party to this agreement or not) other than
as expressly set out in this Contract. The only remedy available to
it for breach of any warranty shall be for breach of contract under
the terms of these Conditions. Nothing in this sub-clause shall,
however, operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
13.7. The Buyer shall not without the prior written consent of
the Seller assign, transfer, charge, declare a trust over or deal
in this Contract or its rights under it or part of it, or purport
to do any of the same. |