| 1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation
in this condition apply in these conditions.
Acceptance Certificate: the acceptance certificate
signed by the Parties by which the Buyer acknowledges
that the Goods subject to these terms and conditions
have been commissioned to the satisfaction of
the Buyer and are fit for purpose.
Buyer: the person, firm or company who purchases
the Goods from the Company details of which are
set out in the Confirmation Order.
Company: Severn-Lamb UK Limited a company registered
at Companies House under registration number 5308055
and whose registered office is at Tything Road
Alcester Warwickshire B49 6ET
Contract: any contract, including any Confirmation
Order, between the Company and the Buyer for the
sale and purchase of the Goods, incorporating
these conditions and subject to the Incoterms
2000.
Delivery Point: the place where delivery of the
Goods is to take place as set out in the Contract.
Goods: any goods to be manufactured and/or supplied
to the Buyer by the Company (including any part
or parts of them) and any services to be supplied
by the Buyer to the Company as set out in the
Contract.
Incoterms 2000: the International terms of trade
as published by the International Chamber of Commerce
under publication ICC 560
Party(ies): the Company and/or the Buyer.
Confirmation Order: the written confirmation
order issued by the Company to the Buyer setting
out specifically the Goods to be delivered to
the Buyer and any special conditions agreed.
Warranty Period: one year from the date of the
risk of the Goods passing to the Buyer under clause
6.1.
1.2 A reference to a particular law is a reference
to it as it is in force for the time being taking
account of any amendment, extension, application
or re-enactment and includes any subordinate legislation
for the time being in force made under it.
2. APPLICATION OF TERMS
The Contract shall be subject to:
2.1 these Terms and Conditions;
2.2 the Incoterms 2000;
and to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions
(including any terms or conditions which the Buyer
purports to apply under any purchase order, confirmation
of order, specification or other document) and
any statement, promise or representation made
or given by or on behalf of the Company which
is not set out in the Contract.
3. DESCRIPTION
The quantity and description of the Goods shall
be as set out in the Contract.
4. DELIVERY
4.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the
Company, delivery of the Goods is in accordance
with the Contract.
4.2 The Buyer may inspect the Goods at the Company's
place of business following notice by the Company
to the Buyer that the Goods are ready for delivery.
4.3 The Buyer shall have the right at his own
cost to inspect the manufacturing progress of
the Goods.
4.4 Time for delivery shall be of the essence.
4.5 Subject to the other provisions of these
conditions the Company shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect or consequential loss (all
three of which terms include, without limitation,
pure economic loss, loss of profits, loss of business,
depletion of goodwill and similar loss), costs,
damages, charges or expenses caused directly or
indirectly by any delay in the delivery of the
Goods (even if caused by the Company's negligence),
nor shall any delay entitle the Buyer to terminate
or rescind the Contract.
4.6 If for any reason the Buyer fails to accept
delivery of any of the Goods when they are ready
for delivery, or the Company is unable to deliver
the Goods on time because the Buyer has not provided
appropriate instructions, documents, licences
or authorisations:
4.6.1 the Goods shall be deemed to have been
delivered; and
4.6.2 the Company may store the Goods until delivery,
whereupon the Buyer shall be liable for all related
costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
storage and insurance).
4.7 If the Company delivers the Goods by separate
instalments, each separate instalment shall be
invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions
of the Contract.
4.8 Each instalment shall be a separate Contract
and no cancellation or termination of any one
Contract relating to an instalment shall entitle
the Buyer to repudiate or cancel any other Contract
or instalment.
4.9 Without prejudice to the provisions of clause
9, the Goods shall be accepted by the Buyer on
the date that the Buyer signs the Acceptance Certificate.
5. NON-DELIVERY
Subject to the Incoterms 2000 the Company shall
not be liable for any non-delivery of Goods.
6. RISK/TITLE
6.1 Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer
upon collection from the Company's place of business
or in accordance with the Incoterms 2000 as the
case may be.
6.2 Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to
the Buyer until the Company has received in full
(in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to it
in respect of:
6.2.1 the Goods; and
6.2.2 all other sums which are or which become
due to the Company from the Buyer on any account.
6.3 The Buyer may resell the Goods before ownership
has passed to it solely on the following conditions:
6.3.1 any sale shall be effected in the ordinary
course of the Buyer's business at full market
value; and
6.3.2 any such sale shall be a sale of the Company's
property on the Buyer's own behalf and the Buyer
shall deal as principal when making such a sale;
and
6.3.3 the Buyer's right to possession of the
Goods shall terminate immediately if the Buyer
is subject to any arrangement under the Insolvency
Act 1986, or any equivalent arrangements in the
Buyer's jurisdiction of residence.
6.4 The Company shall be entitled to recover
payment for the Goods notwithstanding that ownership
of any of the Goods has not passed from the Company.
6.5 On termination of the Contract, howsoever
caused, the Company's (but not the Buyer's) rights
contained in this condition 6 shall remain in
effect.
7. PRICE
Unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing,
the price for the Goods shall be the price set
out in the Contract.
8. PAYMENT
8.1 Subject to condition 8.4, payment of the
price for the Goods is due in pounds sterling,
in accordance with the terms of the Contract (which
shall include value added tax or other sales tax
where applicable) and upon production by the Company
of a valid invoice.
8.2 Time for payment shall be of the essence
and all payments shall be made by telegraphic
transfer to the Company's bank account, details
of which are set out in the Contract.
8.3 No payment shall be deemed to have been received
until the Company has received cleared funds.
8.4 All payments payable to the Company under
the Contract shall become due immediately on its
termination despite any other provision.
8.5 The Buyer shall make all payments due under
the Contract in full without any deduction whether
by way of set-off, counterclaim, discount, abatement
or otherwise unless the Buyer has a valid court
order requiring an amount equal to such deduction
to be paid by the Company to the Buyer.
8.6 If the Buyer fails to pay the Company any
sum due pursuant to the Contract, the Buyer shall
be liable to pay interest to the Company on such
sum from the due date for payment at the annual
rate of 6% above the base lending rate from time
to time of Lloyds TSB Bank, accruing on a daily
basis until payment is made, whether before or
after any judgment.
8.7 The Company shall have the right to cancel
the Contract in the event of any non-payment by
the Buyer of amounts due and owing to the Company
under the Contract which remain unpaid for a period
of 7 days after written notice of such non-payment
by the Company to the Buyer.
8.8 If the Contract is terminated as a result
of the Buyer's fault, the Buyer shall be obliged
to pay to the Company a reasonable sum for the
work carried out up to the termination date. Such
amount shall include a reasonable profit element
and shall be calculated by the ratio that the
completed proportion of the work bears to the
Contract as a whole. Any deposit or any sum paid
in accordance with the Contract shall be forfeited
by the Buyer in the event of any material breach
by the Buyer.
9. QUALITY
9.1 The Company warrants that (subject to the
other provisions of these conditions) on delivery,
the Goods shall:
9.1.1 be of satisfactory quality within the meaning
of the Sale of Goods Act 1979; and
9.1.2 conform to the specification provided in
the Contract.
9.2 The Company shall not be liable for a breach
of any of the warranties in condition 9.1 unless:
9.2.1 the Buyer gives written notice of the defect
to the Company within 5 days of the time when
the Buyer discovers or ought to have discovered
the defect; and
9.2.2 the Company is given a reasonable opportunity
after receiving the notice of examining such Goods,
at the cost of the Buyer
9.3 The Company shall not be liable for a breach
of the warranties in condition 9.1 if:
9.3.1 the Buyer makes any further use of such
Goods after giving such notice; or
9.3.2 the defect arises because the Buyer failed
to follow the Company's oral or written instructions
as to the storage, installation, commissioning,
use or maintenance of the Goods; or
9.3.3 the Buyer alters or repairs such Goods
without the written consent of the Company.
9.4 Subject to condition 9.2 and condition 9.3,
if any of the Goods do not conform with the warranties
in condition 9.1 the Company shall at its option
repair or replace such Goods (or the defective
part of such Goods) provided that, if the Company
so requests, the Buyer shall, at the Company's
expense, return the Goods or the part of such
Goods which is defective to the Company.
9.5 If the Company complies with condition 9.4
it shall have no further liability for a breach
of the warranties in condition 9.1 in respect
of such Goods.
9.6 If operated in accordance with the Company's
operating and maintenance instructions the Goods
shall be fit for use as a fully operation ride,
free from failure by reason of defective materials,
workmanship, parts or design for the duration
of the Warranty Period. In the event of any failure
of the Goods within the Warranty Period, the Company
agrees to repair or replace any defect in design,
materials and/or workmanship, whether arising
as a result of the Company's fault or of the Company's
chosen sub contractors fault.
9.7 During the Warranty Period if the Buyer advises
the Company in writing of a fault or a breakdown,
the Company shall attempt, with immediate effect,
to resolve such fault (if of any apparent nature)
by way of the communication methods stated in
clause 14.1. Only then if the fault remains or
the fault is of a major nature, the Company at
its own discretion shall either dispatch the appropriate
maintenance and repair teams to the Buyer or appoint
suitably qualified local maintenance personnel
to resolve the fault.
9.8 If the Company fails to respond to the Buyer
under clause 9.7 within 14 working days then the
Buyer shall be entitled to engage such contractors
necessary to remedy the defect and recover the
reasonable cost thereof from the Company without
prejudice to the Buyer's rights under clause 9.
9.9 The Company warrants that it shall be liable
for the costs and expenses within the Warranty
Period in connection with:
9.9.1 the disassembly of the Goods to correct
any defects;
9.9.2 the removal of defective components or
parts;
9.9.3 the installation of corrected components
or new parts; or
9.9.4 the re-assembly of the Goods.
9.10 The costs and expenses in connection with
return of faulty components or parts to the Company
shall be at the Company's expense.
9.11 The Buyer warrants that it will use its
reasonable endeavours to remedy any breach of
clause 9.1 up to a maximum value of £2,000
(including cost of components and labour charges).
9.12 The Buyer shall notify the Company within
5 working days after the Buyer discovers any defect
or ought to have discovered any defect in the
Goods.
9.13 The Warranty Period shall not cover:
9.13.1 normal wear and tear resulting from the
operation of the Goods;
9.13.2 maintenance parts of a minor nature including
fuses, lights and lubricants; or
9.13.3 Goods that have not been installed, operated
or maintained in accordance with the Company's
instructions and operations and maintenance manual,
including any technical bulletins issued by the
Company, unless the Buyer proves that the claimed
defect did not arise from improper installation,
operation or maintenance.
9.14 During the Warranty Period if it shall become
necessary for the Company or the Company's authorised
representative to inspect the Goods, the Buyer
shall afford to the Company access at a mutually
convenient time to the Goods and the Buyer will
co-operate fully in all respects with such inspection.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
10.1 Subject to condition 4, condition 5 and
condition 9, the following provisions set out
the entire financial liability of the Company
(including any liability for the acts or omissions
of its employees, agents and sub-contractors)
to the Buyer in respect of:
10.1.1 any breach of these conditions;
10.1.2 any use made or resale by the Buyer of
any of the Goods, or of any product incorporating
any of the Goods; and
10.1.3 any representation, statement or tortious
act or omission including negligence arising under
or in connection with the Contract.
10.2 All warranties, conditions and other terms
implied by statute or common law (save for the
conditions implied by section 12 of the Sale of
Goods Act 1979) are, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, excluded from the Contract.
10.3 Nothing in these conditions excludes or
limits the liability of the Company:
10.3.1 for death or personal injury caused by
the Company's negligence; or
10.3.2 under section 2(3), Consumer Protection
Act 1987; or
10.3.3 for any matter which it would be illegal
for the Company to exclude or attempt to exclude
its liability; or
10.3.4 for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
10.4 Subject to condition 10.2 and condition
10.3:
10.4.1 the Company's total liability in contract,
tort (including negligence or breach of statutory
duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise,
arising in connection with the performance or
contemplated performance of the Contract shall
be limited to the price as set out in the Contract;
and
10.4.2 the Company shall not be liable to the
Buyer for loss of profit, loss of business, or
depletion of goodwill in each case whether direct,
indirect or consequential, or any claims for consequential
compensation whatsoever (howsoever caused) which
arise out of or in connection with the Contract.
11. ASSIGNMENT
11.1 The Company may assign the Contract or any
part of it to any person, firm or company.
11.2 The Buyer shall not be entitled to assign
the Contract or any part of it without the prior
written consent of the Company such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or refused..
12. FORCE MAJEURE
The Company reserves the right to defer the date
of delivery or to cancel the Contract or reduce
the volume of the Goods ordered by the Buyer (without
liability to the Buyer) if it is prevented from
or delayed in the carrying on of its business
due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control
of the Company including, without limitation,
acts of God, governmental actions, war or national
emergency, acts of terrorism, protests, riot,
civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, epidemic,
lock-outs, strikes or other labour disputes (whether
or not relating to either party's workforce),
or restraints or delays affecting carriers or
inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate
or suitable materials, provided that, if the event
in question continues for a continuous period
in excess of 30 days, the Buyer shall be entitled
to give notice in writing to the Company to terminate
the Contract.
13. GENERAL
13.1 Each right or remedy of the Company under
the Contract is without prejudice to any other
right or remedy of the Company whether under the
Contract or not.
13.2 If any provision of the Contract is found
by any court, tribunal or administrative body
of competent jurisdiction to be wholly or partly
illegal, invalid, void, voidable, unenforceable
or unreasonable it shall to the extent of such
illegality, invalidity, voidness, voidability,
unenforceability or unreasonableness be deemed
severable and the remaining provisions of the
Contract and the remainder of such provision shall
continue in full force and effect.
13.3 Failure or delay by the Company in enforcing
or partially enforcing any provision of the Contract
shall not be construed as a waiver of any of its
rights under the Contract.
13.4 Any waiver by the Company of any breach
of, or any default under, any provision of the
Contract by the Buyer shall not be deemed a waiver
of any subsequent breach or default and shall
in no way affect the other terms of the Contract.
13.5 The parties to the Contract do not intend
that any term of the Contract shall be enforceable
by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties)
Act 1999 by any person that is not a party to
it.
13.6 The formation, existence, construction,
performance, validity and all aspects of the Contract
shall be governed by English law and the parties
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English
courts.
14. COMMUNICATIONS
14.1 All communications between the parties about
the Contract shall be in writing and delivered
by hand or sent by pre-paid first class post or
sent by fax or sent by electronic communication:
14.1.1 (in case of communications to the Company)
for the attention of the Directors to its registered
office or such changed address as shall be notified
to the Buyer by the Company; or
14.1.2 (in the case of the communications to
the Buyer) to the registered office of the addressee
(if it is a company) or (in any other case) to
any address of the Buyer set out in any document
which forms part of the Contract or such other
address as shall be notified to the Company by
the Buyer.
14.2 Communications shall be deemed to have been
received:
14.2.1 if sent by pre-paid first class post,
six days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and bank
and public holidays) after posting (exclusive
of the day of posting); or
14.2.2 if sent by fax or electronic communication
on a working day prior to 4.00 pm, at the time
of transmission and otherwise on the next working
day.
15. ARBITRATION
15.1 In the event of any dispute or differences
between the Company and the Buyer arising out
of or in relation to or in connection with the
Contract, both the Company and the Buyer shall
use their reasonable efforts to settle such disputes
or differences amicably by negotiation.
15.2 Any disputes or differences which cannot
be amicably settled by negotiation between the
Company and the Buyer shall be referred to arbitration
to be conducted in the country of the Party who
did not seek arbitration in accordance with the
Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International
Chamber of Commerce.
15.3 The award rendered through arbitration under
clause 15.2 shall be final and binding upon the
Company and the Buyer.
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