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TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
OF
Admiral Cleaning Supplies LTD
The following terms and conditions (“the
Conditions”) are the terms on which Admiral
Cleaning Supplies sells products, consumables and services to its
clients and supersedes all other terms and conditions relating to the subject
matter of these Conditions
- PRICE
AND PAYMENT
- The price (exclusive of
VAT) for the Goods (“the Price) shall be the quoted price of the Seller
and payment of the Price shall be made by the Buyer within 30 days of the
date of the invoice for the Goods
- If the Price is not paid
by the due date interest shall accrue both before and after judgment on
the unpaid portion of the Price at the rate of 4 per cent above the base
rate from time to time of Barclays Bank PLC
- GOODS
- The description, price and
quantity of the goods to be sold (“the Goods”) shall be as set out in the
approved documentation provided by the Seller to the Buyer (“the
Proposal”)
- DELIVERY
(a) Unless otherwise stated in
writing any time or date for the delivery shall run from the date on which
acceptance of the order is communicated to the Purchaser. date stated for
delivery that may be given is intended as an estimate only and will not be a
contractual obligation and such time or other time for collection or delivery
shall not be deemed to be of the essence in respect of this contract. Failure
to deliver by any particular time or date will not entitle the Purchaser to
cancel the contract nor shall the Company be liable for any loss or liability
whatsoever or howsoever arising in respect hereof.
(b) The Company shall not be responsible for any delays caused by inclement
weather, through its suppliers, human error or any other factor beyond its
reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the
following shall be regarded as forces beyond reasonable control:-
(1) an act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident;
(2) war, threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or
requisition;
(3) acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or measures of any
kind on the part of any government, parliamentary or local authority;
(4) import or export regulations or embargo;
(5) strikes, lock outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes;
3.
DELIVERY CONTINUED
(6) difficulties in obtaining
raw material, labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
(7) power failure or breakdown of machinery;
(8) failure by the Purchaser to collect Goods or to provide safe and/or
adequate storage conditions on site.
(c) Delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to have taken place upon the first
point in time of any events specified in Conditions 7(a) above. Signature of
any delivery note by an agent, employee or representative of the Purchaser or
by any independent person shall be conclusive proof of delivery of the Goods.
(d) Without prejudice to any rights of the Company hereunder, if the Purchaser
shall fail to give on or before the agreed date for delivery all instructions
reasonably required by the Company and all necessary documents, licences,
consents and authorities (which the Purchaser is obliged under the Conditions
or by law to obtain) for forwarding the Goods or shall otherwise cause or
request delay, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company all costs and expenses
incurred arising from such delay.
(e) Unless otherwise stated in writing the Company shall be entitled to make
partial delivery or deliveries by instalments and if requested by the Purchaser
to arrange carriage, to determine the route and manner of delivery of the Goods
at their own discretion and shall be deemed to have the Purchaser's authority
to make such contract or agreement with any carrier as to the Company may seem
reasonable and prudent. If the said route involves sea transit the Company
shall not be obliged to give the Purchaser any specific notice. The Company
will, however, at the request of the Purchaser and at the Purchaser's expense,
arrange marine insurance of the Goods and report shipment of the Goods to the
insurers but shall not be under any liability whatsoever for any error in
complying with such request or omission in respect of the same.
(f) If the Company is prevented from making delivery of the Goods or any part
thereof on the agreed date of delivery by any cause whatsoever it shall be
entitled at its option either to cancel the contract or to extend the time or
times for delivery by a period equivalent to that during which such delivery
has been prevented. Such alterations are without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing clauses in respect of matters that are outside the Company's
control.
(g) Where delivery of the Goods is made in instalments, each instalment shall
be construed as constituting a separate agreement to which all the provisions
in the Conditions shall apply.
3. DELIVERY
CONTINUED
(h) If the Purchaser has been
notified by the Company of the Company's ability to supply the Goods and a
collection date has been notified to the Purchaser in writing any Goods which
remain on the Company's premises after the said collection date due to the
failure by the Purchaser to take delivery on the agreed dates and times will be
held by the Company solely at the Purchaser's risk and expense and without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Company may charge the
Purchaser for the reasonable cost of storage and insurance in respect of the
same in addition to the Company's rights to charge for payment for work carried
out, material used or ordered and any other additional costs incurred by the
Company howsoever and where-so-ever arising in respect thereof.
(I) No title of any goods, materials or work done (including, for the avoidance
of doubt, any intellectual property rights including copyright) shall pass to
the Purchaser from the Company until payment in full has been received by the
Company of the purchase price and any related costs or charges applying in
accordance with these conditions.
- CARRIAGE
The Company will arrange carriage of Goods if requested to do so by the
Purchaser. However, the Purchaser is entitled to collect or arrange their
own carriage at a time suitable to the Company. If requested by the
Purchaser, the Company will endeavour to meet special delivery
requirements subject to any additional costs being incurred thereby being
borne by the Purchaser.
If an unsuitable carriage option is selected at check out, the Company
reserves the right to amend to the correct charge without notice to the
customer.
- ACCEPTANCE
- The Buyer shall be deemed
to have accepted the goods if they have not been rejected or discrepancies
detailed by fax within 72 hours after delivery. The Buyer shall not be entitled to
reject the goods in whole or in part after such date.
6. CANCELLATION – SPECIAL ORDERS
The Company shall be entitled to full indemnity for all costs, losses and
expenses incurred upon the Purchaser cancelling any special order that the
Company has accepted. Special Orders accepted by the Company may not be
cancelled by the Purchaser without the Company's prior written consent and in
the event of such consent being given, the Company reserves the right to charge
a cancellation fee as a condition thereof. Special Order Goods may not be
returned after dispatch by the Company to the Purchaser without the prior
written consent of the Company and in the event of the Company giving such
consent (subject to the Goods not having deteriorated, depreciated or have been
damaged) the Company reserves the right as a condition of such consent to
charge a restocking fee equivalent to 15% of the purchase of the Goods.
- RETURNS
The Purchaser has a statutory right to cancel their order and receive a
full refund on any mail order purchase with the exception of Special
Orders. To cancel, the Purchaser must send for the original or copy
invoice along with full written reasons for return, such written reasons
and invoice to be received by the Company within seven days of the
Purchaser receiving the said Goods. The Contact details of the Company are
set out elsewhere in the catalogue. All returned Goods must be returned in
the original packaging. The Company accepts no liability whatsoever for
Goods return to it in any other circumstances and such Goods that are
returned in breach of these Conditions will be sent at the Purchaser's
risk and expense and the Purchaser shall indemnify the Company in respect
of any storage, carriage or any other charges paid or incurred by the
Company in connection with the wrongful return of such goods.
- TITLE
AND RISK
- The goods shall be at the
risk of the Buyer following delivery
- Notwithstanding delivery
title in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has made
payment of all sums owing to the Buyer
- Until such time as title
in the goods passes to the Buyer the Seller shall have the right to
repossess or otherwise recover the Goods
- LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
- Save in respect of
personal injury or death due to the negligence of the Seller the Seller
shall not be liable to the Buyer in respect of any loss suffered by the
Buyer due to any defect in the goods
- Without prejudice to
Condition 6.1 the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or any third
party for any loss of profit, consequential or other economic loss
suffered by the Buyer arising in any way from this Agreement
- Save in respect of
personal injury or death due to the negligence of the Seller the
liability of the Seller under these Conditions shall not exceed the Price
- In the event of
termination of this agreement by either party, any party awarded the
whole or part of this contract as a result of such termination, agrees to
purchase any stocks held by the Seller which are for the sole use of the
Buyer. The rates charged to the Buyer shall be those governed by this
agreement.
- In the event of such
termination, any transport costs incurred by the Seller in removing and
re-distributing goods to third party storage must be met by the Buyer or
his appointed agent.
- FORCE
MAJEURE
- The Seller shall not be
liable for any default due to any circumstance beyond the reasonable
control of the Seller including, but not limited to, Acts of God, war, civil
unrest, riot, strike, lock-out, acts of civil or military authorities,
fire flood, earthquake or shortage of supply or failure to deliver of the
suppliers of the Supplier.
- GENERAL
- If any term or provision
of these Conditions is held invalid illegal or unenforceable for any
reason by any Court of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be
severed and the remainder of the provisions hereof shall continue in full
force and effect as if these Conditions had been agreed with the invalid
illegal or unenforceable provision eliminated
- The Seller may without the
consent of the Buyer sub-licence its rights or obligations or any part of
these Conditions.
- The headings in these
Conditions are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the
interpretation of any of the Conditions
- ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
- Each of the parties agrees
that save in respect of statements made fraudulently it shall have no
remedy in respect of any untrue statement upon which it relied in
entering this Agreement and that its only remedies shall be for breach of
contract.
- GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
- This agreement shall be
governed by the laws of England
and Wales and the
parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of
England and Wales
- RIGHTS
OF CONSUMER
- Nothing in these
Conditions shall affect the statutory rights of a consumer.
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