1. Interpretation
(i) In these Conditions
“Buyer” means the person whose order for the Goods
and/or Services is accepted by the
Seller
“Buyer’s Equipment” means any equipment belonging to the
Buyer in connection with which the Seller is to
provide Services in accordance with these Conditions
“Conditions” means these standard terms and conditions
of sale 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 /or Services
“Delivery” means the actual or deemed delivery of the
Goods and/or return of the Buyer’s Equipment in
accordance
with Clause 6
“Goods” means the goods (including any instalment of the
goods), which the Seller is to supply in accordance with
these Conditions
“Order Acknowledgement” means the acceptance in writing
by the Seller in response to the Buyer’s order, to sell
the Goods and/or Services in accordance with the
Seller’s quotation
“Seller” means European Drives & Motor Repairs Ltd
“Services” means the services, including but not limited
to repair, which the Seller is to supply in accordance
with
these Conditions
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. Basis of the Sale
(i) The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase
the Goods and/or Services in accordance with any order
of the
Buyer, which is accepted by the Seller by way of Order
Acknowledgement, subject in either case to these
Conditions,
which shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any
other terms and conditions.
(ii) No variation to these Conditions shall be binding
unless agreed in writing by a director of the Seller.
(iii) Any advice or recommendation given by the Seller
or its employees or agents to the Buyer or its employees
or agents
as to the Goods and/or Services 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.
(iv) Any typographical or clerical omission in any sales
literature, quotation, price list, Order
Acknowledgement, 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
(i) All quotations given by the Seller, whether orally
or in writing shall be valid for a period of 30 days
from the date of
quotation.
(ii) No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to
be accepted by the Seller unless and until confirmed by
way of
Order Acknowledgement.
(iii) The quantity, quality and description of and any
specification for the Goods and/or Services shall be
those set out in
the Order Acknowledgement. No order which has been
accepted by the Seller may be cancelled nor any
scheduled
date(s) for provision of the Services amended 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), damages, charges and
expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of
cancellation or
amendment.
4. Price of Goods/Services
(i) The price of the Goods shall be the price quoted by
the Seller and confirmed in the Order Acknowledgement.
(ii) The price for Services to be performed at the
Buyer’s premises shall be calculated according to the
time spent by the
Seller’s personnel in the provision of the Services
charged at the time rates applicable to such personnel
from time to
time.
(iii) The price for Services to be performed for the
Buyer at the Seller’s premises shall be calculated by
reference to the
time spent by the Seller’s personnel in the provision of
the Services, the complexity of the Services and the
cost of
any replacement parts, which may be required in order
for the Seller to perform the Services. Where possible,
the
Seller will provide the buyer with an estimate of the
price prior to acceptance of the Buyer’s order, however,
any
estimate given shall be for guidance only and shall not
be binding on the Seller.
(iv) The Seller reserves the right, by giving notice to
the Buyer at any time before delivery to increase the
price of the
Goods and/or Services to reflect any increase in the
cost to the Seller due to any change in delivery dates,
quantities or
specifications for the Goods and/or Services, 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.
(v) Except as otherwise stated in the Order
Acknowledgement prices for Goods shall be ex-works the
Seller and the
Buyer shall be liable to pay the Seller’s charges for
any transport, packaging and insurance.
(vi) The price is exclusive of any applicable value
added tax and other taxes including but not limited to
import duties
which the Buyer shall additionally liable to pay for.
5. Terms of Payment
(i) Unless otherwise specified on the Order
Acknowledgement the Seller shall be entitled to invoice
the Buyer for the
price on or at any time after Delivery of the Goods or
completion of the Services and the buyer shall pay such
balance
within a period of 30 days following the date the
invoice is issued without any deduction whether by way
of set-off,
counterclaim or otherwise. Time of payment of the price
shall be the essence of the Contract.
(ii) 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:
(a) to cancel the contract or suspend any further
deliveries or Services to be provided to the Buyer;
(b) where an order was to be delivered and invoiced in
instalments, to invoice the Buyer forthwith for the
total value of
the remaining instalments not yet invoiced whether or
not the dates for delivery of such instalments have
fallen due;
© to appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such
of the Goods and/or Services (or the goods/services
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
(d) to charge interest to the Buyer at a rate of 2% per
month above the base rate from time to time of Lloyds
TSB Bank
plc on the unpaid balance (such interest to accrue on a
day to day basis from the due date for payment until
receipt by
the Seller of the full amount whether before or after
judgement); and
(e) the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all
costs and expenses (including any egal costs and
expenses on a full
indemnity basis) incurred or sustained by the Seller in
recovering sums due or in exercising rights pursuant to
Clause
5.
6. Delivery of Goods
(i) Where the Goods or the Buyer’s Equipment are
collected or to be collected by the Buyer, Delivery
occurs when
handed over to the Buyer or when the Seller notifies the
Buyer that the Goods or the Buyer’s Equipment are
available
for collection. If the seller has agreed to transport
the Goods or the Buyer’s Equipment, Delivery shall occur
when
the Seller or its carrier arrives at the delivery
address specified on the Order Acknowledgement and
notifies the Buyer
or, where the Goods or the buyer’s Equipment are to be
delivered to a third party on behalf of the Buyer, the
Buyer’s
representative of such arrival.
(ii) Any dates quoted for Delivery of the Goods or the
Buyer’s Equipment are approximate only and the Seller
shall not
be liable for any delay in Delivery of the Goods or the
buyer’s Equipment howsoever caused.
(iii) The Seller reserves the right to deliver the Goods
in instalments and, in addition, may agree to do so at
the request of
the Buyer.
(iv) If the Buyer or its representative fails to take
delivery of the Goods or fails to give the Seller
adequate delivery
instructions when notified that the Goods are ready for
delivery then, without prejudice to any other right or
remedy
available to the Seller, the Seller may:
(a) store the goods until actual delivery and charge the
Buyer its storage charges current at the date thereof
(including insurance; and
(b) in the event that the Buyer or its representative
fails to accept delivery for a period of one month the
Seller
may sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable
and (after deducting all storage, packing,
unpacking, transport and abortive delivery costs and
selling expenses) charge the Buyer for any shortfall
below the price under the Contract.
7. Risk and Property
(i) Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to
the Buyer upon Delivery.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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
properly
stored, protected and insured and identified as the
Seller’s property. Until that time the Buyer shall be
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.
(iv) 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 situated and repossess the Goods.
(v) The Seller shall be entitled to a lien over any of
the Buyer’s Equipment in the Sellers possession until
all sums due or
owing from the Buyer on any account shall have been
satisfied in full.
8. Services
(i) The Seller shall use its reasonable endeavours to
provide the Services on the date or within the period
(if any)
specified in the Buyer’s order as confirmed in the Order
Acknowledgement (“the Specified Period”) provided that
the
Buyer complies with its obligations under condition
8(ii) below.
(ii) The Buyer shall ensure:
(a) in the event that the Services are to be performed
at the Buyer’s premises, that the Seller’s personnel are
provided with access to such areas of the Buyers
premises and to such information and co-operation as
they shall require in order to perform the Services and
shall ensure the health and safety of such personnel,
maintaining adequate insurance in the respect; and
(b) in the event that the Services are to be performed
at the Seller’s premises, that the Seller is provided
promptly with such information as it may require in
connection with the Services
(iii) In the event that the Buyer fails to comply with
its obligations under condition 8(ii) above, whilst the
Seller will
attempt to perform the Services within the Specified
Period, the Seller shall not be liable to the buyer for
any failure
to do so.
9. Warrants and Liabilities
(i) Subject to the conditions set out below, the
Seller’s sole liability in respect of Goods supplied to
the Buyer shall be to
pass on to the Buyer, to the extent that it is able any
benefits obtainable under any warranty given by the
manufacturer
of the Goods provided that the Goods have been accepted
and paid for.
(ii) The Seller warrants that the Services will be
provided with reasonable care and skill and subject to
the conditions set
out below, warrants:
(a) that any Buyer’s Equipment repaired by the Seller on
the Buyer’s premises including any spare parts
supplied by the Seller will remain in working order for
a period of 3 months from the date of completion
of such Services;
(b) that any buyer’s Equipment, being electronic
equipment, repaired by the Seller at the Seller’s
premises will
be restored to manufacturer’s specification and will
remain in working order for a period of three months
from Delivery;
© that any Buyer’s Equipment other than electronic
equipment, repaired by the Seller at the Seller’s
premises
will be restored to manufacturer’s specification and
will remain in working order for a period of twelve
months from Delivery;
(d) any installation Services performed by the Seller at
the Buyer’s premises for a period of twelve months
from the completion of such Services;
(iii) The above warranties are given to the Buyer
subject to the following conditions in respect of which
the Seller shall be
under no liability:-
(a) any defects arising in the Goods as a result of
installation unless such installation was carried out by
the
Seller;
(b) to the extent to which the Seller has informed the
Buyer on or before completion of the Services that the
Buyer’s Equipment cannot be restored to the
manufacturer’s specification due to age or other factors
and
the Seller may stipulate a specific warranty for such
Equipment;
© to the extent that any defects in the Goods or the
Buyer’s Equipment following repair are caused by other
equipment of the Buyer, whether defective or otherwise;
(d) in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and
tear, wilful damage, negligence, incorrect movement,
misuse or alteration or repair of the Goods or Buyer’s
Equipment without the Seller’s approval;
(e) in the event that the quality inspection label
placed on the Buyer’s Equipment following repair, has
been
removed; and
(f) provided that the Buyer returnes the defective Goods
or Buyer’s Equipment (unless the Services were
performed at the Buyer’s premises) to the Seller’s
premises at the Buyer’s cost within 7 days after
notification of the defect in accordance with clause
9(v).
(iv) In the event of loss or damage occurring to the
Goods or the buyer’s Equipment during transit where the
Goods or
buyer’s Equipment are transported by the Seller or its
carrier the Buyer must give written notice to the Seller
within
two working days of the date of Delivery and further
where such Goods or Buyer’s Equipment are consigned by a
carrier of the Seller the Buyer or its representative
must in addition comply in all respects with the
carrier’s conditions
of carriage for notification of omissions from the
delivery or loss or damage in transit. The Buyer must
give written
notice to the Seller within three working days of
receipt of invoice if the Goods or the Buyer’s Equipment
have not
been delivered by the Seller or its carrier to the
destination agreed in the Contract. Failure to give
written notice
pursuant to this sub-clause shall mean that the Buyer or
its representative shall be deemed to have accepted the
Goods
or Buyer’s Equipment as being in good order and in
conformity with the Contract.
(v) Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect
in the quality or condition of the Goods or Services or
their
failure to correspond with specification shall be
notified in writing to the Seller within 3 days from the
date of
Delivery or completion or (where the defect or failure
was not apparent on reasonable inspection) within 3 days
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/or Services 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 and/or
Services had been delivered or performed in accordance
with the
Contract.
(vi) Where any claim in respect of any of the warranties
in clause 9(ii) is notified to the Seller in accordance
with these
Conditions, the Seller shall be entitled to a reasonable
opportunity to inspect the buyer’s Equipment the subject
of the
claim, and where such claim is a valid claim, the Seller
shall;
(a) in the case of any spare parts supplied as part of
the Services replace the spare part in question free of
charge or, at the Seller’s sole discretion, refund to
the Buyer the price of such spare part; or
(b) in the case of Services, re-perform the Services
free of charge, or, at the Seller’s sole discretion,
refund to
the Buyer the price of the Services (or a proportionate
part of that price) but the Seller shave have no
further liability to the Buyer.
(vii) 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, or any implied
warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common
law,
or under the express terms of the Contract, for any
consequential loss or damage (whether for loss or profit
or
otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for
consequential compensation whatsoever (and whether
caused by
negligence of the Seller, its employees or agents or
otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the
supply of
the Goods and/or Services or their use by the Buyer,
except as expressly provided in these Conditions and for
direct
damage to the Buyer’s property caused by the Seller’s
negligence.
(viii) The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be
deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason of
delay in
performing, or any failure to perform, any of the
Seller’s obligations in relating to the Goods and/or
Services, if the
delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the
Seller’s reasonable control. Without prejudice to the
generality of
the forgoing, the following shall be regarded as causes
beyond the Seller’s reasonable control: Act of God,
explosion,
flood, tempest, fire or accident; war or threat of war,
sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or
requisition; acts,
restrictions, bye-laws, prohibitions or measures of any
kind on the part of any governmental, parliamentary or
local
authority; import or export regulations or embargoes;
strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade
disputes
(whether involving employees of the Seller or a third
party; difficulties in obtaining raw materials, labour,
fuel, parts
of machinery; power failure or breakdown in machinery.
(ix) Subject as expressly provided in these conditions,
and except where the Goods are sold to a person dealing
as a
consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair contract
Terms Act 1977), all warranties, conditions or other
terms
implied by statute or common law are excluded to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
(x) Save for liability for death or personal injury
resulting from the negligence of the Seller, the
Seller’s aggregate
liability under any one claim or under the total of all
claims arising from any one act or default of the Seller
howsoever such claim or claims arise (be it negligence,
breach of contract, misrepresentation or otherwise)
shall in no
circumstances exceed one and half (1.5) times the price
of the Goods and Services which are the subject of the
claim.
10. Insolvency of Buyer
(i) This Clause applies if:
(a) the buyer makes any voluntary arrangements 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 purpose of amalgamation or
reconstruction); or
(b) an encumbrancer takes possession, or an
administrative receiver or administrator is appointed,
of any of
the property or assets of the Buyer; or
© the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on
business or suffers any action in consequences or debt;
or
(d) 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.
(ii) 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 liability to the
Buyer, and
if the Goods and/or Services have been delivered but not
paid for the price shall be come immediately due and
payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or
arrangement to the contrary.
11. General
(i) 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.
(ii) If any provision of these Conditions is held by a
competent authority to be invalid or enforceable 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 thereby.
(iii) The Contract shall be governed by the laws of
England and any dispute arising out of or in connection
with it shall be
determined by the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
English courts.
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