1
Interpretation
1.1 In these Conditions:
'BUYER' means the person who accepts
a quotation of
the Seller for the sale of the Goods and whose acceptance
is then confirmed by the Seller in accordance
with these Conditions or whose order for the Goods is
accepted by the Seller
'GOODS' means the goods (including any installment of
the goods or any parts
for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance
with these Conditions
'SELLER' means IAN SMITH T/A SHOPSTYLE (VAT NO. 725736127)
of Unit 25 Morfa
Conwy Business Park Conwy LL32 8HH '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 or set out on the Quotation Order or Acceptance
Forms issued
by the Seller 'CONTRACT' means the contract for the purchase
and sale of
the Goods
'WRITING' includes telex, cable, e-mail, facsimile transmission
and comparable
means of communication.
1.2 Any 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 and
then confirmed in writing by the Seller, 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. The Contract shall
not come
into effect until the Seller has confirmed in writing to the Buyer either
in response to the Order of the Buyer or in response to the acceptance
of the Quotation
of the Seller by the Buyer and any Quotation given by the Seller shall
not at any time constitute an offer capable of acceptance
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 Seller¹s 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 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 Buyer¹s 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 or acceptance of a Quotation shall be deemed
to be accepted by the Seller
unless and until confirmed in
Writing by the Seller¹s
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 Seller¹s quotation (if accepted by the Buyer
and confirmed by the Seller) or the Buyer¹s order
(if accepted by the
Seller).
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 Seller¹s use of the Buyer¹s
specification.
3.5 The Seller reserves the right
to make any changes in the specification
of the Goods which are required to conform to any applicable
statutory or EC requirements
or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller¹s
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 profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and materials
used), damages, charges
and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
4
Price of the goods
4.1 The price of the Goods shall
be the Seller¹s quoted price. 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 manufacture, 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 The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax,
which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.
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 The Buyer shall pay the price
of the Goods (less any
discount to which the Buyer is entitled, but without
any
other deduction)
on the last day of the month
following the month of the Seller¹s invoice, unless
otherwise specifically
provided in the Acceptance of Order or Quotation as confirmed
in writing and
the Seller shall be entitled to recover the price, 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.
5.3 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:
5.3.1 cancel the contract or suspend any further deliveries
to the Buyer;
5.3.2 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 (notwithstanding any purported appropriation
by the Buyer); and
5.3.3 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any
judgment) on the amount unpaid, at the rate of 8 per cent
per annum above
HSBC 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 as
specifically provided but if no provision is made then
by the Buyer
collecting
the Goods at the
Seller¹s
premises at any time after the Seller has notified the
Buyer that the Goods are ready
for collection.
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
however caused. Time
for delivery shall not be of the essence of the Contract
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
ten per
cent more
or ten per
cent less than
the quantity ordered subject to adjustment of price pro
rata.
6.4 Where the Goods are to be delivered in installments,
each delivery shall constitute a separate contract and
failure by
the Seller
to deliver any one
or more of the installments in accordance with these
Conditions or any claim by
the Buyer in respect of any one or more installments
shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the Contract as
a whole
as repudiated.
6.5 If the Seller fails to deliver
the Goods (or any
installment) for any reason
other than any cause beyond the Seller¹s reasonable control or the Buyer¹s
fault, and the Seller is accordingly liable to the Buyer, the Seller¹s
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 Buyer¹s reasonable control or by reason
of the Seller¹s 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) 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
Seller¹s 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 Goods to be
delivered otherwise
than at the Seller¹s
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 Seller¹s 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 Seller¹s
property,
but the Buyer shall be entitled to resell or use the
Goods in the ordinary
course
of its business.
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 liability
8.1 Subject as expressly provided
in these Conditions, and except where the Goods are
sold to a person dealing
as a
consumer (within
the meaning
of the
Unfair
Contract Terms Act 1977), all warranties, conditions
or other terms implied by statute or common law
are excluded to the
fullest extent
permitted
by law.
8.2 Where the Goods are sold under a consumer transaction
(as defined by the Consumer Transactions (Restrictions
on Statements)
Order
1976) the
statutory rights of the Buyer are not affected
by these Conditions.
8.3 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.
8.4 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 Seller¹s sole discretion, refund to the Buyer
the price of the
Goods (or a proportionate part of the price), but the
Seller shall have no
farther
liability to the Buyer.
8.5 Except in respect of death or
personal injury
caused by the Seller¹s
negligence, the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer
by reason of any representation
(unless fraudulent), or any implied warranty, condition
or other term, or any
duty at common law, or under the express terms of the
Contract, for any indirect,
special or consequential loss or damage (whether for
loss of profit or otherwise),
costs, expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever
(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, and the entire liability of the Seller
under or in connection
with
the Contract shall not exceed the price of the Goods,
except as expressly provided
in these Conditions.
8.6 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 Seller¹s obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or
failure was due to any cause beyond the Seller¹s reasonable control. Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following shall be regarded
as causes beyond the Seller¹s reasonable control;
8.6.1 Act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire
or accident;
8.6.2 war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection,
civil disturbance or requisition;
8.6.3 acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws,
prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part
of any governmental,
parliamentary or local
authority;
8.6.4 import or export regulations or embargoes;
8.6.5 strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions
or trade disputes (whether involving employees
of the Seller
or of
a third party);
8.6.6 difficulties in obtaining raw materials,
labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
8.6.7 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 (being an individual
or firm) becomes
bankrupt
or (being
a company) becomes
subject
to an administration order or 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 Export terms
10.1 In these Conditions 'Incoterms'
means the international rules for the interpretation
of
trade terms of the
International Chamber
of Commerce
as
in force at the date
when the Contract is made. Unless the context
otherwise requires, any term or expression
which is defined
in or given a particular
meaning
by the
provisions of Incoterms shall have the
same meaning in these Conditions, but if there
is
any conflict between the provisions of
Incoterms and these Conditions, the latter shall prevail.
10.2 Where the Goods are supplied for export
from the United Kingdom, the provisions
of this clause
10 shall
(subject
to any special
terms agreed
in writing between
the Buyer and the Seller) apply notwithstanding
any other provision of these Conditions.
10.3 The Buyer shall be responsible for
complying with any legislation or regulations
governing
the importation
of the
Goods into the
country of destination
and for
the payment of any duties on them.
10.4 Where the Goods shall be delivered
to the air or sea port of shipment the
Seller
shall
be under
no obligation
to give
notice under
section
32(3) of the
Sale of Goods Act 1979. 10.5 Payment shall
be made as specifically
provided in the Acceptance of Order or
Quotation as confirmed in writing.
11 General
11.1 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.
11.2 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.
11.3 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.
11.4 The Contract shall be governed
by the laws of England, and the Buyer
agrees
to
submit to
the non-exclusive
jurisdiction
of the English
courts. |