Terms & Conditions
MOCAP LIMITED
CONDITIONS OF SALE AND/OR CONTRACT
1. General
These Conditions shall form the basis of the contract between MOCAP
Limited ("the Seller") and the other party referred to overleaf
("the Purchaser") ("the Contract"). Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Purchaser's standard conditions of purchase,
these Conditions shall apply except so far as expressly agreed in writing by
the Seller. No servant or agent of the Seller has power to vary these or to
make representations or promises about the condition of the goods the
subject of the Contract ("the goods") their fitness for any
purpose or any other matter whatsoever.
2. Quotations and Orders
Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing, all quotations and
estimates by the Seller are invitations to treat. The Purchaser's order is
an offer and will become binding upon the Seller posting or delivering its
confirmation of the order. A confirmed order may only be cancelled or varied
with the Seller's written consent; the giving of the Seller's consent shall
not in any way prejudice the Seller's right to recover from the Purchaser
full compensation for any loss or expense arising from such cancellation or
variation.
3. Cost Variation
All quotations and estimates issued by the Seller are, unless otherwise
stated, based on current in store costs. All prices quoted are valid for 30
days only or until earlier placing of an order by the Purchaser, after which
time they may be altered by the Seller without giving notice to the
Purchaser. The Seller reserves the right, by giving notice to the Purchaser
at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the goods to reflect
any increase in cost to the Seller which is due to any factor beyond the
reasonable control of the Seller, any changes requested by the Purchaser, or
any delay caused by any instructions of the Purchaser, or failure of the
Purchaser to give the Seller adequate information or instructions.
4. Documentation
The catalogues, advertisements and other statements made by the Seller
are intended for information only and shall not form part of any quotation
or contract unless expressly included in writing.
All moulds, mould tooling, drawings and designs shall be the sole
property of the Seller except as the same may have been specifically charged
and paid for in full by the Purchaser.
The Purchaser shall keep the Seller indemnified against all costs,
proceedings, claims and demands whatsoever to which the Seller may become
liable as a result of work done in accordance with the Purchaser's
specifications and which involves infringement of any letters patent or
registered design or otherwise the legally enforceable rights of a third
party.
5. Delivery
(a) Dates of delivery are estimates only and the Seller shall not be
liable in any respect whatsoever for the consequences of a delay howsoever
caused.
(b) Where the Seller is to deliver, delivery shall be as near as possible
to the Purchaser's premises (or such other place as shall be agreed) as a
safe hard road permits. The Purchaser shall provide at its own expense the
labour for unloading and stacking; such labour to be available during normal
working hours.
Damage to goods due to inadequate site access or careless planning shall
be at the Purchaser's risk. The Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify the
Seller against all costs and expenses incurred due to any damage incurred to
any goods, plant or machinery owned by or at the Seller's risk arising from
inadequate site access and/or the Purchaser's careless or inadequate
planning of delivery, unloading and/or storage of the goods.
(c) Where the goods are not delivered by the Seller, but by an
independent carrier, delivery to the carrier shall be delivery by the Seller
to the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have a duty to acquaint itself with
the carrier's conditions of transport and delivery and will meet the said
conditions.
6. Claims
(a) In the case of any claim based on any defect in the quality or
condition of the goods or their failure to correspond with specification,
notification shall (whether or not delivery is refused) be given by the
Purchaser 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. Where an
independent carrier has made/proffered delivery the Purchaser shall also
notify the carrier of any claim in accordance with the carrier's conditions
of delivery, or if none in writing within 7 days of the date of delivery.
(b) If delivery is not refused and the Purchaser has not given notice in
accordance with paragraph 6(a), the Purchaser shall not be entitled to
reject the goods and the Seller shall have no liability for any such defect
or failure, and the Purchaser shall be bound to pay the contractual price
for the goods.
(c) 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 paragraph
6(a), the Seller shall be entitled either (at its sole discretion) to
replace the goods (or part in question) free of charge or refund to the
Purchaser the price (or a proportionate part of the price) of the goods, but
the Seller shall have no further liability to the Purchaser.
7. Except as may be the inalienable statutory right of the Purchaser or
except as may be specifically provided herein or otherwise agreed in writing
by the Seller no warranties are to be agreed or to be implied in the
contract between Purchaser and Seller and without prejudice to the
generality of this exclusion no warranty is to be given or to be implied as
to the life or wear of the goods or as to their suitability for any
particular purpose or for their use under any specific condition without
such specific provision or agreement in writing by the Seller.
8. The Seller shall not be liable to the Purchaser or be deemed to be in
breach of contract by reason of any delay in performing, or failure to
perform, any of its obligations, if the delay or failure was due to any
cause beyond the Seller's reasonable control.
9. Title to and Risk in Goods
(a) On delivery of goods to the Purchaser the risk therein passes to the
Purchaser. Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk, the title and
property to the goods shall remain with the Seller until the Seller receives
in cash or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the goods.
(b) Until such time as the property in the goods passes to the Purchaser,
the Purchaser shall hold the goods as the Seller's fiduciary agent and
bailee, and shall keep the goods separate from those of the Seller and third
parties, and properly stored, protected and insured, and identified as the
Seller's property. The Purchaser shall be entitled to resell or use the
goods in the ordinary course of its business, and shall keep all such
proceeds separate from any monies or property of the Purchaser and third
parties.
(c) Until property in the goods passes to the Purchaser, the Seller shall
be entitled at any time to require the Purchaser to deliver up the goods to
the Seller (or as it directs) and if the Purchaser fails to do so forthwith,
to enter upon any premises where the goods are stored and repossess the
goods.
10. Terms of Payment
(a) The Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Purchaser on or at any
time after delivery or the tendering of delivery of the goods. The Purchaser
shall pay the price of the goods within 30 days of the end of the month in
which the Seller's invoice is dated. The price for the goods is exclusive of
any applicable value added tax or other sales tax, which the Purchaser shall
be additionally liable to pay to the Seller at the time of paying the price
of the goods.
(b) The Seller reserves the right to charge interest on overdue accounts
(both before as well as after any judgment) at the rate of 2% above base
lending rate of the Seller's Bankers for the time being in force. The Seller
shall without prejudice to any other remedy available to it, be entitled in
the event of a default by the Purchaser in making payment at due time to
suspend or cancel any further deliveries.
11. Termination
If the Purchaser shall make default in or commit a breach of these
Conditions or any other of its obligations to the Seller of if distress or
execution be levied upon the Purchaser's property or assets or if the
Purchaser shall make any arrangement or composition with creditors or (being
an individual) commits an act of bankruptcy or if any petition or receiving
order in bankruptcy shall be presented against him or (if the Purchaser is a
limited company) any resolution or petition to wind up such company's
business (except for amalgamation and reconstruction) shall be passed or
presented or if a receiver or an administrative receiver or an administrator
is appointed, or the Purchaser ceases, or threatens to cease to carry on
business, or the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the foregoing is
about to occur and notifies the Purchaser accordingly, the Seller shall have
the right forthwith to determine any contract then subsisting and upon
written notice of such determination being posted to the Purchaser's last
known address or registered office any subsisting contract shall be deemed
to be determined without prejudice to any claim or right the Seller may
otherwise have or exercise.
12. Export Terms
(a) In this paragraph "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 or given
a particular meaning in 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.
(b) Where the goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the
provisions of this paragraph 12 shall (subject to any special terms agreed
in writing between the Purchaser and the Seller) apply notwithstanding any
other provisions of these Conditions.
(c) The Purchaser shall be responsible for complying with any legislation
or regulation governing the importation of the goods into the country of
destination and for the payment of any duties thereon.
(d) Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Purchaser and the
Seller, the goods shall be delivered ex-works.
(e) The Purchaser shall be responsible for arranging for testing and
inspection of the goods at the Seller's premises before shipment. The Seller
shall have no liability for any claim in respect of any defect in the goods
which would be apparent on inspection and which is made after shipment, or
in respect of any damage during transit.
13. Waiver
No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the contract between the Seller
and the Purchaser, by the Purchaser shall be considered as a waiver of any
subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
14. Applicable Law
This Contract shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England.
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