|
"BUYER"
means the person who accepts the Seller’s Written quotation for the sale
of the Goods or whose Written order for the Goods is accepted by the
Seller;
"GOODS"
means the Grab a Pig Game which includes 5 pigs, 1 scorecard, 1 pencil, 1
instruction sheet and 24 cards, or any constituent part of the game;
"SELLER"
means Prospecting in Gold Limited (registered in England under number
04605320) of 8 Diss Business Park, Hopper Way, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4GT;
"CONTRACT" means the contract for the sale and purchase of the Goods;
"TERMS"
means the standard terms of sale set out in this document and (unless the
context otherwise requires) includes any special terms agreed in Writing
between the Buyer and the Seller;
"WRITING", and any similar expression, includes facsimile transmission and
comparable means of communication, but not electronic mail.
1.2 A reference in these
Terms to a 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
Terms 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 the Seller’s
Written quotation (if accepted by the Buyer), or the Buyer’s Written order
(if accepted by the Seller), subject in either case to these Terms, which
shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms 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.
2.2 No variation to these
Terms shall be binding unless agreed in Writing between the authorised
representatives of the Buyer and the Seller.
2.3 The Seller’s employees
or agents are not authorised to make any representations or give any
advice concerning the Goods.
3. Orders and
specifications
3.1 No order submitted by
the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller unless and until
confirmed in Writing by the Seller’s 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 the Goods and any specification for them shall be as
shown in the sample or quotation (if accepted by the Buyer) or the Buyer’s
order (if accepted by the Seller).
3.4 The Seller reserves the
right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods which are
required to conform with any applicable statutory or E.U. requirements or,
where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller’s specification, which do
not materially affect their quality or performance.
3.5 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 Seller’s quoted price.
4.2 The Seller reserves the
right, by giving Written notice to the Buyer at any time before delivery,
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.
4.3 The price is exclusive
of any applicable value added tax, which the Buyer shall be additionally
liable to pay to the Seller.
4.4 The cost of any pallets
and returnable containers will be charged to the Buyer in addition to the
price of the Goods, but full credit will be given to the Buyer provided
they are returned undamaged to the Seller before the due payment date.
5. Terms of
payment
5.1 Subject to any special
terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Seller may
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) within 30 days of the date of the Seller’s
invoice 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. Receipts for payment will be
issued only upon request.
5.3 If the Buyer fails to
make any payment on the due date then, without limiting any other right or
remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may:
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 5% per cent
per annum above HSBC Bank 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 by the Buyer collecting the Goods at the Seller’s premises
at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are
ready for collection or, if some other place for delivery is agreed by the
Seller, by the Seller delivering the Goods to that place.
6.2 Any dates quoted for
delivery of the Goods are approximate only
6.3 Where the Goods are to
be delivered in instalments, each delivery shall constitute a separate
contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or more of the
instalments in accordance with these Terms or any claim by the Buyer in
respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to
treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated.
6.4 If the Seller fails to
deliver the Goods (or any instalment) for any reason other than any cause
beyond the Seller’s reasonable control or the Buyer’s fault, and the
Seller is accordingly liable to the Buyer, the Seller’s 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.
6.5 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 Buyer’s reasonable control or by reason of the
Seller’s fault) then, without limiting any other right or remedy available
to the Seller, the Seller may:
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 Seller’s 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 Seller’s 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 Terms, 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 Seller’s 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 Seller’s property, but the
Buyer may 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 may at any time
require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and, if the Buyer
fails to do so forthwith, enter on 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 limiting any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith
become due and payable.
8. Warranties
and liability
8.1 Subject to the
following provisions the Seller warrants that the Goods will correspond
with their specification and or to the sample provided at the time of
delivery and will be free from defects in material and workmanship at that
time.
8.2 The above warranty is
given by the Seller subject to the following conditions:
8.2.1 the Seller shall be under no liability
in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and tear, wilful damage,
negligence, abnormal working conditions, failure to follow the Seller’s
instructions (whether oral or in Writing), misuse or alteration or repair
of the Goods without the Seller’s approval;
8.2.2 the Seller shall be under no liability
under the above warranty (or any other warranty, condition or guarantee)
if the total price for the Goods has not been paid by the due date for
payment;
8.2.3 the above warranty does not extend to
parts, materials or equipment not manufactured by the Seller, in respect
of which the Buyer shall only be entitled to the benefit of any such
warranty or guarantee as is given by the manufacturer to the Seller.
8.3 Subject as expressly
provided in these Terms, 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.
8.4 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 Terms.
8.5 A 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 seven
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.
8.6 Where a valid claim in
respect of any of the Goods which is based on a defect in the quality or
condition of the Goods or their failure to meet specification is notified
to the Seller in accordance with these Terms, the Seller may replace the
Goods (or the part in question) free of charge or, at the Seller’s sole
discretion, refund to the Buyer the price of the Goods (or a proportionate
part of the price), in which case the Seller shall have no further
liability to the Buyer.
8.7 Except in respect of
death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence, or liability
for defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987, 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 loss of
profit or for any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage,
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 (including any delay in supplying or any failure to supply the Goods
in accordance with the Contract or at all) 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 Terms.
8.8 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 Seller’s
obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure was due to
any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control. Without limiting the
foregoing, the following shall be regarded as causes beyond the Seller’s
reasonable control:
8.8.1 Act of God, explosion, flood, tempest,
fire or accident;
8.8.2 war or threat of war, sabotage,
insurrection, civil disturbance or requisition;
8.8.3 acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws,
prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental,
parliamentary or local authority;
8.8.4 import or export regulations or
embargoes;
8.8.5 strikes, lock-outs or other industrial
actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of the Seller or of
a third party);
8.8.6 difficulties in obtaining raw materials,
labour, fuel, parts or machinery;
8.8.7 power failure or breakdown in machinery.
9. Insolvency
of buyer
9.1 This clause 10 applies
if:
9.1.1 the Buyer makes a 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 limiting any other right or remedy available to the Seller,
the Seller may 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. General
10.1 A notice required or
permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Terms 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.
10.2 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.
10.3 If any provision of the
Contract is held by a court or other competent authority to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of
the Contract and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be
affected.
10.4 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.
|