1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Buyer" means the organisation or person who buys or agrees to
buy the Goods from the Seller;
1.2 "Buyer's Purchase Order" means an order for Goods by the Buyer
and acknowledged by the Seller in accordance with clause 2.2;
1.3 "Contract" means the contract between the Seller and the Buyer
for the sale and purchase of Goods incorporating these Terms and Conditions;
1.4 "Delivery Date" means the date specified by the Seller when the
goods are to be delivered;
1.5 "Goods" means the articles that the Buyer agrees to buy from the
Seller;
1.6 "List Price" means the list of prices of the Goods maintained
by the Seller as amended from time to time;
1.7 "Price" means the price for the Goods excluding VAT (if applicable)
or any analogous sales tax, carriage, freight, postage or insurance
costs;
1.8 "Seller" means Pure Foods Systems Limited of Unit 15 Colhook Industrial
Park Petworth West Sussex Gu28 9LP;
1.9 "Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale
set out in this document and any special terms and conditions agreed
in writing by the Seller;
1.10 It is expressly understood that neither the Buyer nor the Seller
are consumers, as defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977;
1.11 Any reference to a statutory provision shall be construed as
a reference to that provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at
the relevant time.
2 CONDITIONS
2.1 These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the
sale of Goods by the Seller to the Buyer to the exclusion of all other
terms and conditions including any terms or conditions that the buyer
may purport to apply under any purchase order, confirmation of order
or similar document.
2.2 All orders for Goods shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer
to purchase Goods pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and shall
only be accepted by means of the Seller's standard acknowledgement
form.
2.3 Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive
evidence of the Buyer's acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2.4 Any variation to these Terms and Conditions (including any special
terms and conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable
unless agreed in writing by the Seller.
3 PRICE AND PAYMENT
3.1 The Price shall be that in the Seller's current List Price, or
such other price as the parties may agree in writing. The Price is
exclusive of VAT or any analogous sales tax, carriage, freight, postage
or insurance costs.
3.2 Payment of the Price and VAT and any other applicable costs shall
be due within 30 days of the date of receipt of the invoice supplied
by the Seller.
3.3 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment
becomes due from day to day until the date of payment at a rate of
8.00% per annum above the base rate of Nat West Bank Petworth West
Sussex Gu28 9LP from time to time in force.
4 THE GOODS
4.1 The quantity and description of the Goods shall be as set out
in the Buyer's Purchase Order.
4.2 The Goods shall be required only to conform to the specification
in the Buyer's Purchase Order. Photographs are for illustrative purposes
only and may not exactly match the product itself.
5 DELIVERY OF THE GOODS
5.1 Unless otherwise agreed, delivery of the Goods shall take place
at the address specified in the Buyer's Purchase Order on the Delivery
Date and the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods upon
their delivery. The Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to
take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery.
5.2 The Delivery Date specified by the Seller is an estimate only.
Time for delivery shall not be of the essence of the Contract.
5.3 If the Seller is unable to deliver the Goods for reasons beyond
its control, then the Seller shall be entitled to place the Goods
in storage until such times as delivery may be effected and the Buyer
shall be liable for any expense associated with such storage.
5.4 The Buyer shall be entitled to replacement Goods where the Goods
have been damaged during transportation. The Buyer must notify the
Seller of the damage within 24 hours of delivery.
5.5 Risk shall pass on delivery of the Goods to the Buyer.
6 TITLE
6.1 The Seller warrants that it has good title to the Goods.
6.2 Title to the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller
has been paid in full for the Goods.
7 GUARANTEE
7.1 Where the Goods have been manufactured by the Seller and are found
to be defective, the Seller shall repair, or in its sole discretion,
replace defective Goods free of charge, subject to the following conditions:
7.1.1 the Buyer notifying the Seller of the defect within 5 days of
the defect becoming apparent;
7.1.2 such notice being served within 90 days of delivery;
7.1.3 the defect being due to the faulty design, materials or workmanship
of the Seller.
7.2 Any Goods to be repaired or replaced shall be returned to the
Seller at the Buyer's expense.
7.3 Where the Goods have been manufactured and supplied to the Seller
by a third party, any warranty granted to the Seller in respect of
the Goods shall be passed on to the Buyer.
7.4 Subject to the Seller's liability under Clause 6 and subject to
Clause 8, the Seller shall be under no liability whatever to the Buyer
for any loss (including loss of profit), costs, damages, charges or
expenses incurred by the Buyer or for any loss or damage to or caused
by the Goods.
7.5 Subject to this Clause 7 and to Clause 8, all other warranties,
conditions or terms whether made expressly or implied by common law
or by statute relating to use, quality, and/or fitness for purpose
are excluded.
8 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 Subject to Clauses 8.2 and 8.3, in the event of any breach of
these Terms and Conditions by the Seller the remedies of the Buyer
shall be limited to damages which shall in no circumstances exceed
the Price of the Goods.
8.2 Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed
so as to limit or exclude the liability of the Seller for death or
personal injury as a result of the Seller's negligence or that of
its employees or agents.
8.3 Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed
so as to limit or exclude the liability of the Seller for breach of
the warranties contained in Clause 6 or for breach of warranty as
to title and quiet possession implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979
where such Act applies to the Contract.
9 FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party shall be liable for any delay or failure to perform
any of its obligations if the delay or failure results from events
or circumstances outside its reasonable control, including but not
limited to acts of God, strikes, lock outs, accidents, war, fire,
breakdown of plant or machinery or shortage or unavailability of raw
materials from a natural source of supply, and the party shall be
entitled to a reasonable extension of its obligations.
10 SEVERANCE
If any term or provision of these Terms and 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 Terms and Conditions had been agreed with the invalid illegal
or unenforceable provision eliminated.
11 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the Law of England and Wales and the parties hereby submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales. |