Standard Terms and Conditions for
the Sale of Goods
1. Interpretation
1.1In
these Conditions:
"Buyer" means the person who accepts
a quotation of the Seller for the sale of the Goods or 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 CineLED Limited.
"Writing" shall include facsimile
transmission, electronic mail and comparable means of communication.
1.2 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.
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, and waives any claim for breach of, 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 in Writing by the Seller's
authorised representative.
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 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.
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).
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
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.
3.6 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 prc40, costs (including the
cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and
expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
3.7 Where
the Seller gives a quotation based upon information supplied
by the Buyer, the Buyer is responsible for its accuracy and any
increased costs of supply resulting from any inaccuracy are the
Buyer's responsibility.
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. The Buyer is
responsible for verifying that the prices in the Seller's published
price list are current. Where the Goods are supplied for export
from the United Kingdom,
the Seller's published export price 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 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.
4.3 Except
as otherwise expressly agreed, all prices are given by the Seller
exclusive of delivery to the Buyer's premises.
4.4 The
price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, which the
Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.
4.5 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.
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 has tendered delivery of the Goods.
5.2 Subject
to Clause 5.3 below, the Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods
(less any discount to which the Buyer is entitled, but without
any other deduction) within no more than 30 days of the date
of the Seller's invoice, 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 The
Seller reserves the right to stipulate that immediate payment
in full be made by the Buyer before collection or delivery of
the Goods.
5.4 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:
5.4.1 cancel
the contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;
5.4.2 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 (not withstanding any purported appropriation
by the Buyer); and
5.4.3 charge
the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the
amount unpaid, at the rate of four per cent per annum above Midland
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, 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 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.
6.3 Where
delivery of the Goods is to be made by the Seller in bulk, the
Seller reserves the right to deliver up to five per cent more
or five 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. 6.4 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.
6.5 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 Seller, 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.
6.6 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 Sellers fault) then, without
prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller,
the Seller may:
6.6.1 store
the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the
reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage; or
6.6.2 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. 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 the 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 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.
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 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. Warranties and Usability
8.1 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 twelve months from the date of their initial use
or twelve months from delivery, whichever is the first to expire.
8.2 The
above warranty is given by the Seller subject to the following
conditions:
8.2.1 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;
8.2.2 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;
8.2.3 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;
8.2.4 the
above warranty does not extend to parts, materials or equipment
not manufactured by the Seller, in respect of which the Buyer
shall only be entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or
guarantee as is given by the manufacturer to the Seller.
8.3 Subject
as expressly provided in these Conditions, and except where the
Goods are sold under a consumer sale (as defined by the Sale
of Goods Act 1979), all warranties, conditions or other terms
implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
8.4 Where
the Goods are sold under a consumer sale has defined by the Sale
of Goods Act 1979) the statutory rights of the Buyer are not
affected by these Conditions.
8.5 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 7 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 delivery is not refused, and 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.
8.6 Where
any valid claim in respect of any of the Goods which is based
on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their
failure to meet specification is notified to the Seller in accordance
with these Conditions, the Seller shall be entitled to 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.
8.7 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 (end 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, except as expressly provided
in these Conditions.
8.8 The
Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be 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.
8.8.1 Act
of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident;
8.8.2 war
or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or
requisition;
8.8.3 acts,
restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or measures
of any kind on the part of any governmental, parliamentary or
local authority;
8.8.4 import
or export regulations or embargoes;
8.8.5 strikes,
lock-out or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether
involving employees of the Seller or of a third party);
8.8.6 difficulties
in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
8.8.7 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 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
9.1.2 an
encumbrancer 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 contrary.
10. General
10.1 In
the event that the
Seller becomes a member of a group of companies then accordingly the
Seller may perform any of its obligations or exercise any of
its rights hereunder by itself or through any other member of
its group, provided that any actor omission of any such other
member shall be deemed to be the act or omission of the Seller.
10.2 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 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.
10.3 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.
l0.4 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 thereby
10.5 Any
dispute arising under or in connection with these Conditions
or the sale of Goods shall be referred to arbitration by a single
arbitrator appointed by agreement or (in default) nominated on
the application of either party by the President for the time
being of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, in accordance
with the rules of that Institute.
10.6 The
Contract shall be governed by the laws of England.