1. Interpretation
In these Terms and Conditions ( Terms ), the following
words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
“the Customer” means the person, firm or
company who purchases the Goods from the Company:
“the Company” means CATERLINK UK LTD
“Contract” means the contract between the
Company and the Customer which shall be deemed to incorporate
these Terms;
“Goods” means any goods agreed in the Contract
to be supplied by the Company to the Customer;
“Place of Delivery” means the place to
which the Goods are to be delivered.
In these Terms, reference to any statute or statutory
provision shall be construed as a reference to such
statute or statutory provision as amended, modified,
re-enacted or replaced from time-to-time.
2. The Contract
The Contract shall be on these Terms to the exclusion
of all other terms and conditions, including any such
terms and conditions that are purported to be included
or applied by the Customer.
No terms and conditions contained in the confirmation
of order, purchase order or other document of the Customer
will form part of the Contract.
3. Delivery
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Place of Delivery
shall be the Company’ premises and the Customer
shall take delivery within 7 days of the Company notifying
the Customer that the Goods are ready for delivery.
Any dates specified by the Company for delivery of
the Goods are intended to be an estimate only. If no
date is specified for delivery of the Goods, delivery
shall be within a reasonable time.
Subject to the other provisions of these Terms, the
Company shall not be liable for any loss, whether direct
or consequential, economic or loss of profits or otherwise,
arising directly or indirectly out of any delay in the
delivery of the Goods nor will any delay entitle the
Customer to terminate or rescind the Contract unless
the delay exceeds 60 days.
4. Risk in and Ownership of the Goods
Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer on delivery
Ownership in the Goods shall not pass to the Customer
until the Company has received in full in cleared funds
all sums due to the Company in respect of the Goods
and all other sums which are or may become due to the
Company from the Customer on any account.
Until ownership of the Goods has passed to the Customer,
the Customer shall:
Hold the Goods on a fiduciary basis as the Company’s
bailee;
Store the Goods separately from all other goods of
the Customer or any third party in such a way that
they remain identifiable as the Company’s property;
Not destroy or deface any identifying mark on the
Goods or their packaging;
Maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition insured
with the Company’s interest noted on the policy
and hold any proceeds of such insurance on trust for
the Company and not mix them with any other money.
5. Price
The price for the Goods shall, unless otherwise agreed,
be the price set out on the date of delivery in the
Company’s price list. The price for the Goods
shall be exclusive of all costs of carriage and insurance
and applicable VAT which the Customer shall pay in addition.
The Customer shall pay such deposit as the Company shall
direct.
6. Payment
Subject to paragraph 5, payment of the price of the
Goods shall be due 30 days from the date of the Company’s
invoice for the Goods.
Payment shall not be deemed to have taken place until
the receipt by the Company of cleared funds.
7. Warranties
The Company warrants that the Goods are of satisfactory
quality.
If the Customer wishes to make a claim under this warranty,
the Customer shall give written notice to the Company
within 30 days of the discovery of the defect and give
the Company a reasonable opportunity to inspect the
Goods in question.
The Company shall not be liable for any breach of warranty
if the Customer makes any further use of the Goods after
giving such notice or alters or repairs the Goods without
the agreement of the Company.
The Company’s liability under the warranty shall
be limited to repairing or replacing the Goods in question
or refunding the price of such Goods.
8. Limitation of Liability
The Company’s liability in contract, tort or otherwise
arising out of the subject matter of the Contract shall
not exceed £5,000,000.00 and the Company shall
under no circumstances be liable to the Customer for
any consequential, indirect or economic loss or damages.
9. Force Majeure
If either party is subject to an event of Force Majeure,
that is circumstances outside its reasonable control,
including but not limited to war, fire, industrial disputes
or civil commotion, it shall notify the other and the
first party’s obligations under these Terms shall
be suspended until it notifies the other party of the
end of such event of Force Majeure.
10. In relation to any equipment manufactured by the
Company at the request of and to the designs, drawings
or samples provided by the Customer, the Customer warrants
that any Copyright or other Intellectual Rights to those
designs, drawings or samples is vested in the Customer
or that the Customer has any required licenses or permissions
from the legal owners of the said Copyright or other
Intellectual Rights.
Furthermore the Customer agrees to indemnify the Company
from any liability resulting from any breach of such
Copyright or other Intellectual Rights in the manufacture
of equipment by the Company using such designs, drawings
or samples provided by the Customer.
11. General
If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable
by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such part shall
be severed from these Terms which will otherwise remain
in full force and effect.
These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted according
to English Law and the parties submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English Courts. |