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Definitions
'the Company' means Sonifex Ltd and where relevant
includes companies within the same group of companies as Sonifex
Limited.
'the Goods' means the goods or any part thereof supplied by the
Company and where relevant includes: work carried out by the Company
on items supplied by the Purchaser; services supplied by the Company;
and software supplied by the Company.
'the Purchaser' means the person or organisation who buys or has
agreed to buy the Goods.
'the Price' means the Price of the Goods and any other charges
incurred by the Company in the supply of the Goods.
'the Contract' means the quotation, these Conditions
of Sale and any other document incorporated in a contract between
the Company and the Purchaser.
This is the entire Contract between the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof and may not be changed or terminated except
in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Contract.
A reference to the consent, acknowledgement, authority or agreement
of the Company means in writing and only by a director of the
Company.
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General
(a) No contract is made with the Company until
there has been an acceptance by the Company of an order placed
by the Purchaser or the Company commences work on the order.
(b) The terms and conditions herein contained shall apply to the
Contract and no terms or conditions stipulated by the Purchaser
nor any other variation shall have effect unless agreed in writing
by the Company.
(c) All brochures, catalogues, price lists, samples, particulars
of dimensions and other advertising or descriptive material submitted
to the Purchaser are intended to be approximate only and to give
a general impression of the Goods. Unless expressly incorporated
the same shall not form part of the Contract. The Company reserves
the right to make minor alterations to the design specification
or construction of the Goods without prior notification to the
Purchaser.
(d) The Purchaser shall be responsible for complying with any
legislation or regulations (of the United Kingdom or any other
country) governing the export and import of the Goods into the
country of destination (and any other country through which the
Goods pass in transit) and for the payment of any duties thereon.
The Purchaser shall fully indemnify the Company against any fines,
penalties, costs, claims, damages, losses and expenses suffered
by the Company as a result of the Purchaser failing to comply
with this Clause 2(d).
(e) If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be
applied to the Goods by the Company in accordance with a specification
submitted by the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall indemnify the
Company against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded
against or incurred by the Company in connection with or paid
or agreed to be paid by the Company 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 Company's use of the Purchaser's
specification.
(f) The Company reserves the right to make any changes in the
specification of the Goods which are required to conform with
any applicable safety or other statutory requirements or, where
the Goods are to be supplied to specification, which do not materially
affect their quality or performance.
(g) If any property of whatsoever nature of the Purchaser is used
in connection with the Goods (whether for the purpose of manufacture,
display or any other reason) the Purchaser shall indemnify the
Company for any loss or claim suffered by the Company as a result
of using such property. If such property has not been removed
within three months from the date on which the price becomes payable,
the Company reserves the right to charge a storage fee.
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Price
(a) Unless otherwise stated, the Price does
not include the cost of delivery or packaging.
(b) Where applicable VAT will be levied at the rate prevailing
at the time of invoice.
(c) The Price is based on current costs at the date of the Contract.
The Company reserves the right, at any time prior to the delivery
of the Goods, to adjust the Price to take account of any increase
in the costs to it of material labour or services or any currency
fluctuations or changes in import duty which increase the costs
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Payment
(a) Unless otherwise specified on the quotation or order acknowledgement, payment in full of the Price must be made within thirty days from the date of invoice. We understand and will exercise our right to claim interest under the late payment legislation if we are not paid according to the agreed credit terms.
(b) Should payments not be made in accordance with (a) and the
Company deems it necessary to pass the debt to a debt collection
agency or to its solicitors, all sums on any account owed by the
Purchaser will become immediately due for payment, and the Purchaser
will be liable for all costs incurred, in addition to the outstanding
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Delivery
(a) Any times quoted for delivery are estimates
only and the Company shall not be liable for the consequence of
any failure to deliver within the time quoted.
(b) Delivery of the Goods to a carrier for transmission to the
Purchaser or the prior delivery of the Goods to the stipulated
place of delivery shall constitute delivery to the Purchaser and
the risk therein shall, upon such delivery, pass to the Purchaser.
Section 32(2) and (3) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 as amended
shall not apply.
(c) Orders may not be cancelled on the grounds of any delay in
delivery except by mutual agreement.
(d) The Company does not accept any liability for non-arrival
of deliveries or for shortages or for goods damaged in transit
arranged by the Company unless notified to them with full particulars
within two days of receipt of the Goods or, (in the case of non-arrival
of a delivery) within two days of receipt of the invoice. The
Purchaser's signature to a delivery note from the Company's carrier
shall be prima facie evidence of delivery in good condition of
the correct quantity of Goods. The consignment and wrappings must
be retained for inspection by the Company if there is any claim
for shortage or damage on delivery.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Company shall be entitled
to make partial deliveries or deliveries by instalments and the
terms and conditions herein contained shall apply to each partial
delivery.
(f) The Purchaser shall not delay any requested delivery times
stated in the Contract without the prior written agreement of
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Transfer of Property
(a) The property in all Goods sold to the Purchaser
shall remain in the Company until the Company has received payment
in full for all the Goods and for all other sums owing to the
Company under any other contract between the Company and the Purchaser
for which payment is still outstanding.
(b) So long as the property in the Goods remains in the Company,
the Company shall have the right, without prejudice to the obligation
of the Purchaser to purchase the Goods, to retake possession
of the Goods (and for that purpose to go on any premises occupied
by the Purchaser). The Company may resell the Goods once they
have been repossessed under this clause.
(c) Nothing in this condition shall confer any right upon the
Purchaser to return the Goods sold hereunder. The Company may
maintain an action for the price notwithstanding that property
in the Goods may not have passed to the Purchaser and notwithstanding
that the Goods have been repossessed.
(d) Where the Goods are attached to other equipment of the Customer,
the Customer agrees that the Goods nevertheless remain as chattels,
severable from that other equipment. In particular printed circuit
boards and other cards supplied for fitment into personal computers
do not lose their separate identity by being fitted into the computer
and may be removed by the Company when enforcing this clause 6.
(e) In respect of computer software supplied to the Purchaser,
the property in the software and the copyright in the software
remains with the Company. In purchasing the Goods, the Purchaser
is granted a non-exclusive non-transferable licence to use the
software only on the equipment supplied by the Company with the
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Warranty and Liability - Important: The Purchaser is advised to read this Clause
(a) The Company agrees to repair or (at its
discretion) replace Goods which are found to be defective (fair
wear and tear excepted) and which are returned to the Company
within 12 months of the date of despatch provided that each of
the following are satisfied:
(i) notification of any defect is given to the Company immediately
upon its becoming apparent to the Purchaser;
(ii) the Goods have only been operated under normal operating
conditions and have only been subject to normal use (and in particular
the Goods must have been correctly connected and must not have
been subject to high voltage or to ionising radiation and must
not have been used contrary to the Company's technical recommendations);
(iii) the Goods are returned to the Company's premises at the
Purchaser's expense;
(iv) any Goods or parts of Goods replaced shall become the property
of the Company;
(v) no work whatsoever (other than normal and proper maintenance)
has been carried out to the Goods or any part of the Goods without
the Company's prior written consent;
(vi) the defect has not arisen from a design made, furnished or
specified by the Purchaser;
(vii) the Goods have been assembled or incorporated into other
goods only in accordance with any instructions issued by the Company;
(viii) the defect has not arisen from a design modified by the
Purchaser;
(ix) the defect has not arisen from an item manufactured by a
person other than the Company. In respect of any item manufactured
by a person other than the Company, the Purchaser shall only be
entitled to the benefit of any warranty or guarantee provided
by such manufacturer to the Company.
(b) In respect of computer software supplied by the Company the
Company does not warrant that the use of the software will be
uninterrupted or error free.
(c) The Company accepts liability:
(i) for death or personal injury to the extent that it results
from the negligence of the Company, its employees (whilst in the
course of their employment) or its agents (in the course of the
agency);
(ii) for any breach by the Company of any statutory undertaking
as to title, quiet possession and freedom from encumbrance.
(d) Subject to conditions (a) and (c) from the time of despatch
of the Goods from the Company's premises the Purchaser shall be
responsible for any defect in the Goods or loss, damage, nuisance
or interference whatsoever consequential economic or otherwise
or wastage of material resulting from or caused by or to the Goods.
In particular the Company shall not be liable for any loss of
profits or other economic losses. The Company accordingly excludes
all liability for the same.
(e) At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will
test the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report
of the results of that test. The report will be accurate at the
time of the test, to the best of the belief and knowledge of the
Company, and the Company accepts no liability in respect of its
accuracy beyond that set out in Condition (a).
(f) Subject to Condition (e) no representation, condition, warranty
or other term, express or implied (by statute or otherwise) is
given by the Company that the Goods are of any particular quality
or standard or will enable the Purchaser to attain any particular
performance or result, or will be suitable for any particular
purpose or use under specific conditions or will provide any particular
capacity, notwithstanding that the requirement for such performance,
result or capacity or that such particular purpose or conditions
may have been known (or ought to have been known) to the Company,
its employees or agents.
(g) (i) To the extent that the Company is held legally liable
to the Purchaser for any single breach of contract, tort, representation
or other act or default, the Company's liability for the same
shall not exceed the price of the Goods.
(ii) The restriction of liability in Condition (g)(i) shall not
apply to any liability accepted by the Seller in Condition (c).
(h) 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 Purchaser are not affected
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Termination
The Company shall, at its option, be entitled
by notice to terminate all or any of its contracts with the Purchaser
forthwith and recover all expenses, losses and damage resulting
to the Company including (but without limitation to) loss of profit
or other consequential loss if:
(a) the Purchaser has a bankruptcy petition presented against
him or a bankruptcy order is made;
(b) the Purchaser makes or seeks to make any composition or arrangement
with his creditors;
(c) the Purchaser makes a proposal to his creditors for a voluntary
arrangement or applies for an interim order (within the meaning
of Section 286 Insolvency Act 1986);
(d) an encumbrancer takes possession of any of the Purchaser's
assets, or any of the Purchaser's property is taken in execution
or process of law;
(e) a petition is presented or an order is made or a resolution
is passed for the winding-up of the Purchaser;
(f) a petition is presented or an order is made for an administration
order to be made in relation to the Purchaser;
(g) the Purchaser's directors make a proposal for a voluntary
arrangement with the Purchaser's creditors;
(h) the Purchaser is unable to pay its debts (within the meaning
of Section 123 Insolvency Act 1986);
(i) a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed over any
of the Purchaser's assets; or
(j) the Purchaser fails to make any payment owed to the Company
on the due date; or
(k) the Purchaser fails to take delivery of or to collect the
Goods within 14 days of being notified by the Company that they
are to be delivered or are ready to be collected; or
(l) the Purchaser is in breach of the terms and conditions of any
contract with the Company (including breach of these Conditions)
and shall fail to remedy the same within 7 days of notice specifying
the breach and requiring remedy (if the breach shall be redeemable). |
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Force Majuere
The Company shall not be under any liability
of whatsoever kind for nonperformance in whole or in part
of its obligations under the Contract due to causes beyond the
control either of the Company or the Company's suppliers including,
but not limited to, war (whether an actual declaration thereof
is made or not), sabotage, insurrection, riot or other act of
civil disobedience, acts or defaults of the Purchaser or a third
party, failure or delay in transportation, acts of any Government
or any agency, or subdivision thereof, Government regulations,
judicial actions, labour disputes, strikes, embargoes, illness,
accident, fire, explosion, flood, tempest or other acts of God,
delay in delivery to the Company or the Company's suppliers of
any item required for the Goods, inability to obtain any item
required for the Goods, or shortage of labour, fuel, components,
or machinery or technical failure. In any such event the Company
may, without liability, cancel or vary the terms of the Contract
including, but not limited to, extending the time for performing
the Contract for a period of at least equal to the time lost by
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Cancellation/Suspension of Deliveries
(a) If any of the Purchaser's obligations to
the Company are not fulfilled or the Purchaser's financial condition
at any time does not, in the Company's unfettered judgement, justify
continuance of the Contract on the terms of payment specified,
the Company may, without prejudice to any other rights it may
have, cancel any outstanding order or suspend any deliveries of
any goods unless the Purchaser makes such payment for any of the
Goods ordered as the Company may require.
(b) If any order is so cancelled or suspended by the Company,
the Purchaser shall indemnify the Company on demand against all
losses (including loss of profit), costs (including the costs
of all labour and materials used and overheads incurred), damages,
charges and expenses arising out of the order and the cancellation
or suspension thereof (the Company giving credit for the value
of any such materials sold or utilised for other purposes).
(c) The Company will accept cancellation of orders only on the
basis that the Purchaser is prepared to pay cancellation costs
to be determined by the Company. These costs will normally depend
on the length of time between the cancellation date and the due
delivery date with a minimum value of 10% of the Price for the
Goods. The Purchaser shall indemnify the Company on demand against
all losses (including loss of profit), costs (including the costs
of all labour and materials used and overheads incurred), damages,
charges and expenses arising out of the order and the cancellation
or suspension thereof (the Company giving credit for the value
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Purchaser's Obligations
The Purchaser shall comply with all instructions
of the Company and all legislation in relation to the use, processing,
storage or sale of the Goods. Where the Purchaser has to prepare
other equipment, its environment or the buildings where the Goods
are to be installed, the Purchaser shall carry out such preparation
in a suitable way so that the Company can meet its obligations
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Notices
Any notice to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if sent or
delivered to the party concerned at its address specified on the
invoice or such other addresses as that party may from time to
time notify in writing and shall be deemed to have been served,
if sent by post, 48 hours after posting. |
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Assignment
The Purchaser shall not assign or transfer or
purport to assign or transfer the Contract or the benefit thereof
to any other person. |
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Sub-Contracts
The Company reserves the right to subcontract
the performance of the Contract or the benefit thereof to any
other person. |
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Proper Law and Jurisdiction
The contract shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with English law and the Courts of England shall
have jurisdiction to hear all disputes arising in connection with
the Contract. |
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Headings
The headings of these conditions are
for convenience only and shall have no effect on the interpretation
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Sonifex Ltd. 61 Station Road, Irthlingborough, Northants, NN9 5QE, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1933 650700 Fax: +44 (0)1933 650726 EMail: sales@sonifex.co.uk
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