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Quality standards:
ISO 9001
ISO 14001 |
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The
following terms and conditions govern all contracts
for the sale or supply of goods by Holden Aluminium
Technologies Limited (the Seller).
In
these terms and conditions “Buyer” means
any party at whose request Goods are supplied by
the Seller; and “Goods” means any goods
or replacements thereof supplied to the Buyer under
the Contract.
These
terms and conditions shall apply to every contract
for the sale or supply of Goods entered into by the
Seller. No variation shall be binding unless agreed
in writing by the Seller and signed by a Director
or other authorised person on behalf of the Seller.
Any terms or conditions proffered at any time by
the Buyer are hereby excluded. The headings are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction
or interpretation of these terms and conditions.
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1.1 |
The
Buyer's order to the Seller is an offer to enter into
the Contract upon these terms and conditions. Acceptance
occurs and the Contract is formed only upon the Seller
sending to the Buyer its written acceptance of the
order. A quotation by the Seller does not constitute
an offer. Unless previously withdrawn, the Seller's
quotation expires 14 days after the date thereof.
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1.2 |
No
servant of the Seller has any authority to give any
representation or warranty relating to the Goods unless
such representation or warranty is in writing and signed
by a Director or other authorised person on behalf
of the Seller.
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1.3 |
The
Contract is not cancellable by the Buyer.
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1.4 |
The
Buyer shall not assign the benefit of the Contract
without the Seller's prior written consent.
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2.1 |
Except
in relation to conditions 2.3, 3 and 9, time shall
not be of the essence in this Contract. Any date, time
or period given for delivery by the Seller shall be
an estimate only and the Seller shall not be liable
to the Buyer for any loss or damage sustained by the
Buyer as a result of the Seller's failure to comply
with such delivery dates, times or periods. The Buyer
shall not be entitled to refuse to accept late delivery
as a breach of contract.
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2.2 |
Unless
otherwise stated, the Goods shall be despatched by
the Seller carriage paid to the address notified by
the Buyer or so near to the address as the vehicle
carrying the Goods can reasonably and safely get.
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2.3 |
Where
any drawing, design, specification, instructions, approvals
or materials (the “Buyer's Particulars”)
are to be supplied by the Buyer, the same shall be
supplied promptly and in any event within and at such
reasonable times as will enable the Seller to effect
delivery within the period specified for delivery.
If the buyer fails to give such details or shall otherwise
cause or request delay in the delivery of the goods,
the Buyer shall pay as part of the price, all storage,
transportation and other relevant costs incurred as
a result thereof.
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2.4 |
The
Seller may at its option deliver by instalments. Where
Goods are delivered in instalments, each delivery shall
constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller
to deliver any one or more of the instalments or any
claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more of
the instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to treat
this Contract as a whole as repudiated.
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2.5 |
The
Buyer shall take delivery of the Goods with reasonable
dispatch and subject to written advice from the Buyer
in accordance with Condition 9, the Goods shall be
deemed to have been delivered complete and in a satisfactory
condition.
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2.6 |
If
the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or fails
to give the Seller adequate delivery instructions,
then without prejudice to any other right or remedy
available, the Seller may store the Goods and charge
the Buyer for the cost of storage or without incurring
any liability to the Buyer, to obtain the best price,
sell the Goods at such price as the Seller thinks fit,
or scrap or sell the Goods for scrap. In each case
the Seller shall be entitled to retain the proceeds
of sale.
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2.7 |
Deviations
in quantity of Goods delivered of plus or minus 10%
or less by value from the amount set out in the Contract
shall not entitle the Buyer to reject the Goods delivered
or to claim damages and the Buyer shall be obliged
to accept and pay for the Goods so delivered at the
Contract price.
Where
an insufficient quantity of goods within the limits
prescribed above is delivered, the Buyer will pay
for the goods so delivered at the Contract rate and
if the Buyer has already paid for any such insufficiency
he shall be entitled to a credit in respect thereof
provided that a written claim is made to the Seller
within 7 days of the date of delivery.
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3.1 |
Subject
as hereinafter provided, the price payable shall mean
the Seller's price on the Seller's written acceptance
of the order plus value added tax and any other sales
taxes from time to time in force and costs in accordance
with Conditions 3.3 and 3.4.
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3.2 |
Orders
are accepted only on condition that goods will be invoiced
at the prices ruling at the date of despatch. The Seller
reserves the right to alter prices without notice to
cover variations in the cost of raw materials, labour,
transportation and fluctuations in the rate of currency
exchange value, taxes and duties etc, or through the
Buyer's change of design or for any other reason. If
variation in price occurs during the currency of an
order the price of the undespatched portion of the
Order outstanding at the date of such variation in
price shall be adjusted accordingly.
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3.3 |
All
descriptions, specifications, drawings and particulars
of weights and dimensions submitted by the Seller are
to be deemed approximate only and descriptions and
illustrations in the Seller's catalogues, prices and
other advertising matter shall not form any part of
a contract.
Unless
otherwise specified, die, jig and tooling costs and
charges shall be borne by the Buyer and dies, jigs
and tools shall remain the property of the Seller.
The
Buyer shall not be entitled to make any reduction
from the price in respect of any set-off or counter
claims.
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3.4 |
Where
the Seller provides the Buyer with a Certificate of
Conformity and/or a sample at the Buyer's request,
the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for
the cost of doing so which shall be payable by the
Buyer in addition to the price and in accordance with
the provisions of Condition 5.
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3.5 |
The
price quoted includes packing and carriage (if agreed
to be made or arranged by the Seller). In all cases
prices quoted exclude the costs of Stillages, baseboards,
crates and cases. The costs of Stillages, baseboards,
crates and cases are payable by the Buyer in addition
to the price if not returned in good condition within
eight weeks of delivery.
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4.1 |
All
descriptions of whatever nature applied to the Goods
by the Seller with or without notice are merely intended
to serve as a guide to the Buyer and the application
of such description to the Goods shall not constitute
a sale by description and shall not be or be deemed
to be a representation by the Seller as to the quality
of the goods or their fitness for any particular or
other purpose and Section 13 of the Sale of Goods Act
1979 (“the Act”) shall not apply.
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4.2 |
The
Seller shall not be liable for any deviation from the
Buyer's Particulars unless such deviation substantially
deprives the Buyer of the entire benefit of this Contract.
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4.3 |
If
the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is
to be applied to the Goods by the Seller in accordance
with the Buyer's Particulars, the Buyer shall indemnify
the Seller on an indemnity basis against all claims,
costs, demands and expenses of whatever nature arising
out of or in connection with or paid by or agreed to
be paid by the Seller in settlement of or dealing with
any claim relating to the Goods and/or for infringement
or alleged infringement of any patent, copyright, design,
registered design, trademark or other industrial or
intellectual property rights of any person which results
from the Seller's use of or the manufacture by the
Seller of the Goods in accordance with the Buyer's
Particulars.
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4.4 |
The
Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the
Buyer's Particulars where the Goods are made to the
Seller's specification provided that such changes do
not materially affect their quality or performance;
or where the change is required to conform with any
applicable safety or other statutory requirements.
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5.1 |
Section
28 of the Act shall not apply to this contract.
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5.2 |
The
Seller's accounts are due for cash payment on demand
but in any event no later than on the last day of the
calendar month following delivery of the Goods. The
Seller will charge interest at the Bank of England
base rate for the time being in force plus 5% on all
overdue accounts and interest shall be calculated and
accrue on a day basis from the date on which payments
fell due until payment (whether made before or after
judgment has been obtained by the Seller against the
Buyer).
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6.1 |
The
Buyer shall inspect the Goods immediately upon receipt
and shall (unless such inspection cannot be carried
out and the delivery note is marked “not examined”),
and subject to written advice from the Buyer in accordance
with Condition 9, be deemed to have accepted the Goods
as delivered.
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6.2 |
The
Seller shall not be liable for defects or shortages
discoverable on reasonable inspection unless the Buyer
notifies the Seller in accordance with the provisions
of Condition 9 below.
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6.3 |
The
Seller shall make good shortages in excess of the permitted
margin notified to it under Condition 6.2 above as
soon as reasonably practicable but shall not be liable
for any other loss whatsoever arising from such a shortage.
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6.4 |
The
Seller's liability for Goods lost or damaged in transit
shall in all circumstances be limited to at the Seller's
option, the repair or replacement or crediting the
Buyer with the invoice value of the Goods in question.
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7.1 |
The
Seller warrants that the Goods will be free from defects
in material and workmanship in each case at the time
of delivery subject to the following conditions:
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7.1.1 |
The
Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any
defect in the Goods arising from the Buyer's Particulars
whether or not the seller make any changes to the Buyer's
Particulars as permitted by Condition 4.4
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7.1.2 |
The
Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any
defect arising from fair wear and tear, wilful damage,
abnormal working conditions, incorrect storage or handling
or processing, failure to follow the Seller's instructions,
misuse or alteration or repair of the Goods without
the Seller's approval.
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7.1.3 |
The
Seller shall be under no liability if the total price
for the Goods has not been paid by the due date of
payment.
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7.1.4 |
The
above warranty does not extend to parts, materials
or equipment not manufactured by the Seller.
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7.1.5 |
The
above warranty does not extend to defects appearing
after the Buyer or its customers have made any modifications
and/or alterations to or have processed the goods in
any way.
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7.1.6 |
The
Buyer notifies the Seller in accordance with the provisions
of Condition 9 below
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7.2 |
The
Seller's liability for defective goods is limited in
all circumstances to at the Seller's option:
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taking
such steps as the Seller deems necessary to bring such
Goods into a state where they are free from such defects; |
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Replacing
such Goods found by the Seller not to conform to the
warranty contained in this Condition 7 |
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Taking
back such Goods found not to conform to the warranty
and to refund the appropriate part of the purchase
price.
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And
the Buyer shall accept such of the aforementioned remedies
as the Seller shall proffer as being in fulfilment
of the Seller's obligations under the Contract.
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8.1 |
The
Goods are supplied strictly on the terms that the Buyer
has satisfied itself of their suitability for the Buyer's
purposes. The Buyer acknowledges that all specifications
and details and catalogues, quotations and acknowledgement
of orders or similar documents or by word of mouth
and all forecasts of performance however given are
approximate only and do not form part of the Contract
and that in respect of such specifications, details
and forecasts, the Seller shall be under no liability
nor shall the Buyer be entitled to any remedy under
the provisions of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 save
for the Seller's liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
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8.2 |
The
Seller's liability under Conditions 7 and 9 shall be
accepted by the Buyer in lieu of any warranty or conditions
whether express or implied by law as to the quality
or fitness for any particular purpose of the Goods
and save as provided in these Conditions, the Seller
shall not be under any liability to the Buyer whether
in contract, tort or otherwise for any defects in the
Goods, materials supplied or workmanship performed
by the Seller or for any damage, loss death or injuries
resulting from such defects and the Buyer shall indemnify
the Seller against any claims in respect thereof. |
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The
Seller shall not be liable whether by way of indemnity
or by reason of breach of contract, tort or breach
of statutory duty or in any other manner for consequential
or indirect loss of whatsoever nature suffered by the
Buyer or for special damages, loss of use (whether
complete or partial) of the Goods or loss of profit
or of any contract. Nothing in this condition 8.3 shall
be construed as limiting or excluding the Seller's
liability under Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act
1987 or for death or personal injury resulting from
its negligence (as defined in Section 1 of the Unfair
Contract Terms Act 1977).
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8.4 |
The
Seller's total liability for the aggregate claims of
the Buyer arising out of a single act or default of
the Seller whether due to the Seller's negligence or
otherwise shall not exceed the Contract price.
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8.5 |
The
Buyer shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Seller
against all actions, claims, costs, damages, demands
and expenses or other loss arising out of a defect
in the Goods (including without limitations all liabilities
incurred under the Consumer Protection Act 1987) to
the extent occasioned or contributed to by an act or
omission of the Buyer, its servants, agents or persons
under its control.
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8.6 |
Except
in respect of death or personal injury caused by the
Seller's negligence the Seller shall not be liable
to the Buyer by reason of any representation or any
implied warranty condition or other term or any duty
at common law or under the express terms of this Contract
for any consequential compensation whatsoever (and
whether caused by the negligence of the Seller its
employees or agents or otherwise) which arose out of
or in connection with the supply of the Goods or their
use or resale by the Buyer except as expressly set
out in these Terms and Conditions.
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8.7 |
The
Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising
directly or indirectly from act of God explosion flood
tempest fire or accident war or threat of war sabotage
insurrection civil disturbance or requisition acts
restriction regulations bye-laws prohibitions or measure
of any kind on the part of any governmental parliamentary
or local authority import or export regulations or
embargoes strikes lock-outs or other industrial actions
or trade disputes whether involving employees of the
Seller or supplier to the Seller or any third party
upon whose performance the Seller depends difficulties
in obtaining raw materials labour fuel parts or machinery
power failure or breakdown in machinery or any other
cause or contingency beyond the control of the Seller
whether of the same nature as the above or not.
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of Conditions1,4 & 7, no claim by
the Buyer for Goods alleged to be damaged or lost in
transit or for non delivery of the whole or part of
a consignment will be entertained unless a separate
notice in writing (“the Defect Notice”)
is given by the Buyer to the carrier concerned upon
delivery and to the Seller within 14 days of delivery
and a complete claim in writing is made to the Seller
within 28 days of the delivery.
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9.2 |
Claims
for Defective Goods
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of Conditions 1, 4 & 7, no claim
by the Buyer based on any defect in or failure of the
Goods shall (whether or not delivery is refused by
the Buyer) be entertained except in accordance with
the provisions of Condition 9.1 or (where the defect
or failure was not apparent upon reasonable inspection)
within 14? days after discovery of
the defect or failure. No claim in respect of defective
goods will be valid unless made and the alleged defective
goods returned within 90 days of the date of despatch
of the goods nor will such claim be accepted as a reason
for cancellation of the remainder of the order.
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Unless
expressly agreed otherwise the Seller shall make only
such tests or inspections in the terms notified to
the Buyer or deemed by the Seller to be applicable
and suitable in the circumstances and the Buyer shall
be deemed to accept the results where not in attendance
personally.
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Tooling
and dies remain the property of the Seller. Notwithstanding
the foregoing the Buyer shall pay to the Seller a sum
to be determined by the Seller in respect of the tooling
and die costs. If the Buyer wrongfully fails to take
delivery of the Goods in accordance with the provisions
of this Contract the Seller shall be entitled at its
sole discretion either to vary the proportion of tooling
and die costs or to claim the total amount of the relevant
costs without prejudice to any claim or right which
the Seller might otherwise make or exercise.
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12.1 |
Risk
of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the
Buyer
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12.1.1 |
In
the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller's premises
at the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that
the Goods are available for collection; or
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12.1.2 |
In
the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at
the Seller's premises at the time of delivery or if
the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods the time
when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
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12.2 |
Until
such time as the Seller shall have received payment
in full of all sums owed to it on any account by the
Buyer (whether arising under this or any other contract)
legal title in all Goods supplied shall remain in the
Seller.
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12.3 |
The
Buyer shall at its own risk and expense insure all
Goods supplied by the Seller from the date of delivery
for their full replacement value against all the usual
risks and keep all Goods safe and in good condition
stored separately and clearly identified as the Seller's
property with all identifications marks intact and
legible.
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12.4 |
The
Buyer may use or sell Goods or any of them in the ordinary
course of its business on the basis that any proceeds
of the sale shall be held in trust by the Buyer for
the Seller absolutely. The Buyer's rights under this
Condition shall be conditional upon the Buyer including
a retention of title condition substantially in the
form of that contained at Condition 12.2 above in all
contracts entered into by the Buyer for the sale of
the Goods or any of them.
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12.5 |
The
Buyer's rights under Condition 12.4 shall terminate
immediately on notice from the Seller or immediately
and automatically on the presentation of a petition
for the winding-up of the Buyer or for the appointment
of an administrator of its undertaking (whether it
be a company or a partnership) or if the Buyer is an
individual on the presentation of a bankruptcy petition
or an application for an interim order under Part VIII
of the Insolvency Act 1986 or if the Buyer has an administrator,
receiver or administrative receiver appointed over
any of its assets or undertaking or if the Buyer resolves
to or goes into voluntary liquidation (other than for
the purposes of bona fide reconstruction or amalgamation
of a solvent company) or if the Buyer proposes or makes
any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or if
the Buyer ceases or threatens to cease to carry on
business or if the Buyer is unable to pay its debts
(in the case of a company) within the meaning of section
123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or (in the case of an
individual) Section 268 of the Insolvency Act 1986
or upon the happening of any equivalent event under
the laws of any relevant jurisdiction.
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The
Seller may at any time enter the Buyer's premises for
the purpose of inspecting the Goods and identifying
them as the Seller's property and the Buyer irrevocably
authorises the Seller to enter upon its premises for
the purpose.
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Upon
the termination of the Buyer's powers of use and sale
under Condition 12.5 above the Seller shall be entitled
at its option (a) to cancel all or any part of any
orders for goods placed with it by the Buyer and not
yet delivered (whether or not accepted or whether or
not under the Contract or any other contract) and/or
(b) to deal directly with any customers of the Buyer
in which case any proceeds of any sale to such customers
shall belong to the Seller absolutely.
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On
the presentation of a petition for the winding-up of
the Buyer or for the appointment of an administrator
of its undertaking (whether it be a company or a partnership)
or if the Buyer is an individual on the presentation
of a bankruptcy petition or an application for an interim
order under Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 or
if the Buyer has an administrator, receiver or administrative
receiver appointed over any of its assets or undertaking
or if the Buyer resolves to or goes into voluntary
liquidation (other than for the purposes of a bona
fide reconstruction or amalgamation of a solvent company)
or if the Buyer proposes or makes any voluntary arrangement
with its creditors or if the Buyer ceases or threatens
to cease to carry on business or if the Buyer is unable
to pay its debts (in case of a company) within the
meaning of Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or
(in the case of an individual) Section 268 of the Insolvency
Act 1986 or upon the happening of any equivalent event
under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction; or the
Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the event
mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the
Buyer 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
delivery 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 not-withstanding any previous agreement
or arrangement to the contrary.
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Without
prejudice to any other right or remedy the Seller has
hereunder if the Buyer is in breach of any of the terms
hereunder the Seller may without notice and at its
sole discretion determine any contract with the Buyer
so far as any goods remain to be delivered thereunder
or may suspend performance of its obligations hereunder
until the Buyer's default has been made good and demand
immediate payment of any amount due or accruing due
to the Seller.
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Any
notice required to be given by either party to the
other hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to be properly given if compliance is made with Section
196 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (as amended by
the Recorded Delivery Services Act 1962)
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16.1 |
No
warranty is given by the Seller that the Goods or the
use of the Goods by the Buyer will not infringe any
patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial
or intellectual property rights of any third party.
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16.2 |
The
following provisions will apply to any order for the
sale of goods when goods are exported outside the United
Kingdom :
The
Buyer shall be solely responsible for the payment
of any import duties, charges and assessments and
the obtaining of any necessary export and import
licences in respect of the goods and the Seller shall
be under no liability whatsoever in respect of goods
exported without the necessary export licences
Where
goods are sold FOB or CIF, all risk of loss or damage
in transit shall pass to the Buyer when goods are
placed on board ship not withstanding that the property
in the goods may not have passed to the Buyer and
the Seller shall be under no obligation to give the
Buyer the notice specified in section 32 (3) of the
Sale of Goods Act 1979.
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16.3 |
Material
supplied free issue by the Buyer shall not be covered
by the Seller's insurance. It is the Buyer's responsibility
to ensure that free issue material is covered by its
own insurance.
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16.4 |
The
Seller reserves the right to affix tablets bearing
either its name or trade mark or both to any of the
Goods and/or to otherwise identify the Goods.
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16.5 |
The
Seller expressly reserves the right, and the Buyer
hereby acknowledges the Seller's right, to sub-contract
the manufacture of, or any process to be applied to,
the Goods.
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16.6 |
No
waiver by the Seller of any breach of this Contract
by the Buyer shall be considered as a waiver of any
subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
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16.7 |
If
any provision of these terms and 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 terms and conditions and the remainder of
the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.
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16.8 |
Any
dispute arising under or in connection with these terms
and conditions or the sale of the Goods shall be referred
to Arbitration by a single arbitrator by agreement
or (in default) nominated on the application of either
party by the President for the time being of the Law
Society of England and Wales in accordance with the
rules of the Law Society.
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16.9 |
This
Contract shall be governed by English law and the Uniform
Laws on International Sales Act 1967 shall not apply. |
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Holden Aluminium Technologies Ltd is a company registered in England No. 3538891
Registered Office: Linton Trading Estate, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4QT |
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