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General
1a. These Conditions of Trading (Conditions) shall be
incorporated into all contracts for the supply of goods (aContract)
made between Admor Limited (the Company) and any person
or persons contracting with the Company and named as the buyer in
the Companys standard notification of acceptance of an order
(the Buyer).
1b. The headings in these Conditions do not affect or limit their
meaning or construction.
1c. No variation of these conditions shall be valid unless previously
agreed in writing by the Company.
1d. All descriptions, illustrations, designs or indications of performance
given in any catalogue, price list or advertising matter or other
document are intended to give the Buyer a general idea of goods
to be supplied and are not intended to be, and are not, of any contractual
effect and do not make any Contract a sale by description. Notwithstanding
that a sample of goods may have been exhibited to and inspected
by the Buyer it is hereby declared that this shall not constitute
a sale by sample under any Contract.
Price Variation
2. Estimates are based on the Companys current costs of production
and, unless otherwise agreed, are subject to amendment on or at
any time after acceptance to meet any rise or fall in such costs.
Tax
3. Except in the case of a customer who is not contracting in the
course of a business not holding himself out as doing so, the Company
reserves the right to charge the amount of any value added tax payable
whether or not included on the estimate or invoice.
Preliminary work
4. All work carried out, whether experimentally or otherwise, at
customers request shall be charged.
Copy
5. A charge may be made to cover any additional work involved where
copy supplied is not clear and legible.
Proofs
6. Where proofs of work are supplied to the customer for approval,
the Company shall incur no liability for any errors which are not
detected and clearly marked by the customer for correction on those
proofs, in cases where matters including style, type, or layout
are left by the customer to the discretion of the Company, any subsequent
change in specification including authors amendments made by the
customer will be charged.
Payment Terms
7a. Normal payment terms are net cash 21 days from date of delivery
and time shall be of the essence in this respect, but the Company
reserves the right to modify these terms or to impose C.O.D. terms.
7b. No discounts or other terms of payment will apply unless confirmed
in writing by the Company.
7c. If payment is not received in full when due, the Company reserves
the right to charge the Buyer interest on the unpaid amount at a
rate of two per cent (2%) per month or at such other rate as the
Company may specify.
Delivery
8a. Every endeavour will be made by the Company to adhere to delivery
dates quoted but such dates are estimates only and are not guaranteed,
neither shall they under any circumstances be deemed to be a term
or condition of any Contract between the Buyer
and the Company. The Company shall accept no liability of whatsoever
nature for failure to meet such dates and such failure shall not
entitle the Buyer to repudiate or cancel such Contract unless an
express guarantee to effect delivery by a specified date has
been given in writing by a director of the Company.
8b. The Company reserves the right to suspend delivery in respect
of any orders.
Damage on Delivery and Non-delivery
9a. Goods shall be deemed to have been delivered complete, undamaged,
in good condition and to the Buyers satisfaction unless the
Company receives written notice to the contract within (5) working
days (10 working days in respect of overseas sales) from the date
of delivery. The Companys liability for partial loss or damage
or non-delivery of goods shall
not exceed the amount of the contract price of such goods.
9b. If the Buyer fails or refuses to take delivery of the goods
he shall be liable to the Company for any loss, whether consequential
or otherwise, occasioned by such or refusal and or any charge, cost
or expense thereby incurred by the Company (including carriage and
storage costs) and the Company reserves the right to impose a reasonable
charge for the care and custody of goods.
Claims
10. Advice of damage, delay or partial loss of goods in transit
or of non-delivery must be given in writing to the Company and the
carrier within three clear days of delivery (or in the case of non-delivery,
within 28 days of despatch of the goods) and any claim in respect
thereof must be made in writing to the Company and the carrier within
seven clear days of delivery (or, in the case of non-delivery, within
42 days of despatch). All other claims must be made in writing to
the company within 27 days of delivery. The company shall not be
liable in respect of any claims unless the aforementioned requirements
have been complied with except in any particular case where the
customer proves that (i) it was not possible to comply with the
requirements and (ii) advice (where required) was given and the
claim made as soon as reasonably possible.
Limitation of the Companys Liability
11a. Except as otherwise expressly mentioned in these Conditions,
the Company shall have no liability of any kind to the Buyer in
respect of any loss or damage (whether direct, indirect or consequential)
suffered by the Buyer, whether in contract or negligence or otherwise
howsoever, other than for death or personal injury to the extent
that it is caused by the negligence of the Company, its employees
or agents.
11b. No forbearance or indulgence by the Company whether in respect
of these conditions
or otherwise shall in any way affect or prejudice the rights of
the Company against the
Buyer or be taken as a waiver of any of these Conditions.
Standing material
12a. Metal, magnetic and optical media, film. bromide and other
materials owned by the Company and used by him in the production
of type, plates, dies, film-output, negatives, positives and the
like shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Such items
when supplied by the customer shall remain the customers property.
12b. Type may be distributed and lithographic, film and plates,
magnetic and optical media or other work effaced immediately after
the order is executed unless written arrangements are made to the
contrary, in the latter event, rent may be charged.
Customers property
13a. Except in the case of a customer who is not contracting in
the course of a business nor holding himself out as doing so, customers
property and all property supplied to the Company by or on behalf
of the customer shall, while it is in the possession of
the company or in transit to or from the customer, be deemed to
be at customers risk unless otherwise agreed and the customer
should insure accordingly.
13b. The Company shall be entitled to make a reasonable charge for
the storage of any customers property left with the Company
before receipt of the order or after notification to the customer
of completion of the work.
Material supplied by the customer
14a. The Company may reject any paper, magnetic media, film, plates
or other materials supplied or specified by the customer which appear
to him to be unsuitable. Additional cost incurred if materials are
found to be unsuitable during production may be charged except that
if the whole or any part of such additional cost could have been
avoided but for unreasonable delay by the Company in ascertaining
the unsuitability of the materials then that amount shall not be
charged to the customer.
14b. Where materials are so supplied or specified, the company will
take every care to secure the best, but responsibility will not
be accepted for imperfect work caused by defects in or unsuitability
of materials so supplied or specified.
14c. Quantities of materials supplied shall be adequate to cover
normal spoilage.
Insolvency
15. If the customer ceases to pay his debts in the ordinary course
of business or cannot pay his debts as they become due or being
a company is deemed to be unable to pay his debts or has a winding
up petition against it or being a person commits an act of bankruptcy
or has a bankruptcy petition issued against him, the company without
prejudice to other remedies shall; i) have the right to proceed
further with the contract or any other work for the customer and
be entitled to charge for work already carried out (whether completed
or not) and materials purchased for the customer, such charge to
be an immediate debt due to him, and ii) in respect of all unpaid
debts due from the customer have a general lien on all goods and
property in his possession (whether worked on or
not) and shall be entitled on the expiration of 14 days notice
to dispose of such goods or property in such manner and at such
price as the Company thinks fit and to apply the proceeds towards
such debts.
Illegal matter
16a. The Company shall not be required to print any matter which
in his opinion is or may be of an illegal or libellous nature or
an infringement of the proprietary or other rights of any third
party.
16b. The Company shall be indemnified by the customer in respect
of any claims, costs and expenses arising out of any libellous matter
or any infringement of copyright, patent, design or of any other
proprietary or personal rights contained in any material printed
for the customer. The indemnity shall extend to any amounts paid
on a lawyers advicein settlement of any claim.
Force majeure
17. Force majeure The Company shall be under no liability if he
shall be unable to carry out any provision of the contract for any
reason beyond his control including (without limiting the foregoing)
Act of God, legislation, war, fire, flood, drought, failure of power
supply,
lock-out, strike or other action taken by employees in contemplation
of furtherance of a dispute or owing to any inability to procure
materials required for the performance of the contract. During the
continuance of such a contingency the customer may be written
notice to the Company elect to terminate the contract and pay for
work done and materials used, but subject thereto shall otherwise
accept delivery when available.
Title
18a. The risk in the goods passes to the customer upon delivery.
18b. Until full payment has been received by the company for all
amounts due to the Company from the customer under this or any other
contract. Property in the goods shall remain in the Company.
18c. Until payment (under sub-clause b herein) the customer is required
to store the goods in such a way that they are clearly the property
of the Company.
18d. The above provisions shall not be prejudiced by work upon the
goods by the Company
or merger of the goods with other goods or materials insofar as
the goods remain reasonably identifiable and retrievable.
18e. If during such time as title has not passed in the goods the
goods are worked upon or merged with other goods or materials so
that they are no longer reasonably identifiable and retrievable
the property in the resultant product shall be and remain with the
Company until payment.
18f. The customer must insure the goods in whatever form against
all risks while they are
held at the customers risk.
18g. In the event of loss and/or damage to the goods or any other
event reducing their immediate value which has been insured against
under sub-clause f while at the customers risk the customer
must promptly secure payment under the policy or policies relating
to the goods and must account to the company for the same or, if
the Company so desires, assign to the company the benefit of such
policy in respect of the goods.
18h. Until payment the customer shall keep the goods for the Company
in its capacity as fiduciary owner.
18i. If payment becomes overdue in whole or in part the Company
may recover or resell the goods and may enter the customers
premises for this purpose.
18j. Notwithstanding that title to the goods has not passed to the
customer the customer may sell or resultant product as agent for
the company and in the normal course of the customers business
provided always that if the customer receives payment upon such
sale in whole or in part the customer shall account to the company
for such payment to the extent of indebtedness under sub-clause
b.
18k. If under sub-clause j the customer receives monies and these
are held by the customer pending payment to the company these monies
shall be held in a separate account.
18l. If under sub-clause j the customer sells but does not receive
full payment the customer shall in the event of payment to the company
being or becoming overdue assign to the Company the claim or claims
he has in respect of outstanding payment.
18m In the event of sale under sub-clause j the customer must notify
the Company of the material particulars of the sale promptly and
in any event within five days of the relevant agreement to sell.
Law
19. These conditions and all other express terms of the contract
shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England.
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