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Terms & Conditions

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In these conditions of sale, the ‘Seller’ means Electropak Limited: The ‘buyer’ means the person, firm or company purchasing the ‘Goods’ The goods. means the goods, raw materials, the subject of the contract between the Buyer and Seller.

1.Acceptance of Orders:

(a)

(b) 2.Delivery:

Except where a Formal Agreement has been entered into between the Buyer and the Seller, acceptance of every order placed with the Seller shall be the subject of these ‘Conditions of Sale’ which shall override any conditions stipulated or incorporated or referred to by the Buyer whether in its own or in any negotiations. The contract for the sale of Goods shall be deemed to be made when the Seller sends or otherwise communicates to the Buyer its acceptance. of the Buyers Order.

Electropak limited only accept orders subject to their own terms and conditions.

  1. (a)  Unless otherwise agreed in writing, delivery shall be made at the place of business specified on the Buyers Order.
  2. (b)  Where instalment delivery has been agreed, each instalment shall be deemed to be sold under a separate contract and no failure or delay in delivery of any

    one instalment nor any defect in the contents thereof shall entitle the Buyer to treat the contract as repudiated with regard to any other remaining instalment

    or shall entitle him to defer payment for any such other remaining instalment.

  3. (c)  All delivery dates are estimates only and the Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery, nor shall the Buyer be entitled to refuse to accept delivery of

    the goods because of such delay except where delay of any unreasonable length has occurred otherwise than due to circumstances beyond the reasonable

    control of the Seller.

3.Complaints:

  1. (a)  The Buyer shall inspect the goods immediately upon delivery and shall within fourteen days of such delivery give notice in writing to the Seller of any matter or thing by reason whereof the Buyer alleges that the Goods are not in accordance with the Contract whether in quantity, quality, or otherwise. Compliance with this requirement shall be a condition precedent to any claim for short delivery and/or damaged goods. If short delivery does take place, the customer undertakes not to reject the goods, but to accept the goods delivered as a part performance of the contract. If no such notice is served by the Buyer upon the Seller, the Goods shall be deemed to in accordance with the Contract in all respects and the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted them.
  2. (b)  Notwithstanding the foregoing the Buyer shall not be entitled to claim or complain for any reason unless the goods have been properly and appropriately stored during the period after arrival at their destination. The Buyer must also take necessary and reasonable measures to mitigate damage or loss without prejudice to any claim of either party.

4.Price:

Quoted prices shall be based on the Seller’s cost ruling at the date of quotation. In the event of these costs increasing prior to the fulfilment of the Contract,

the Seller shall be entitled to increase the price to recover the increased cost incurred. 5.Payment:

  1. (a)  Unless otherwise agreed in writing, payment for the Goods shall be made no later than thirty days from the date of invoice.
  2. (b)  A credit charge will be made on any outstanding balance of an overdue account at the rate of two percent per month.
  3. (c)  The Buyer shall pay to the Seller in cash or as otherwise agreed all sums immediately when due without reduction or deferment on account of any claim,

    counterclaim, or set off.

6.Property, Risk, and Bankruptcy:

  1. (a)  Property in the Goods shall not pass until the full contract price has been paid, together with any accrued credit charges and together with the full price of all and any other goods the subject or any previous contract with the Seller. Risk will pass on delivery to the Buyer or the carrier irrespective of whether or not property has also passed.
  2. (b)  Any amounts outstanding will become immediately due and payable to the Seller if the Buyer shall die or commit any act of
    Bankrupt or make any arrangement or composition with his creditors or if a Limited Company have a Receiver appointed over any of its assets or have a Winding Up Order made against it or pass effective resolution for winding up (except for

    re-construction or amalgamation)

  3. (c)  Until such time as the Buyer acquires ownership of the Goods, the same shall be stored on the Buyers.

    premises separately form goods of a like nature and in any manner which will make them readily identifiable as the Goods of the Seller.

  4. (d)  The Seller may, for the purpose of recovery of the Goods, enter upon the premises where they are stored or where they are reasonably thought to be stored,

    and may repossess the same.

  5. (e)  Until such time as the Buyer acquires ownership of the Goods, and in the event that the Goods supplied by the Seller are utilised with or incorporated with

    the other goods, then legal ownership of the completed product passes to the Seller insofar as the value thereof does not exceed one half of the total value of

    the product, and liability under the clause is limited the amount of the Buyers indebtedness.

7.Warranty and Limitation of Liability:

  1. (a)  The Seller warrants that the Goods are produced within accepted tolerance levels in accordance with the standard. specification stated in the Sellers official current literature or amendment thereof.
  2. (b)  If any Goods supplied under these Contracts of Sale do not comply with the Sellers standard specifications,
    the Seller shall at its option either replace the defective material or reimburse the Buyer in respect of any payment made to the Seller in respect thereof.
  3. (c)  The Seller excludes all liability whatsoever for any defects in the Goods which could not reasonably have been discovered by the Seller, prior to delivery and for any defects in the Goods occurring without any negligence on the part of the Seller.
  4. (d)  In any event the Sellers liability in respect of the Goods shall be limited to the Sellers contract price of the Goods supplied.
  5. (e)  The express benefits and limitations under warranty in this clause together with the remedy provided, represents the entire responsibility and liability of the Seller in respect of all conditions and warranties expressed or implied whether statutory or otherwise and any other obligations and liabilities whatsoever of

    the Seller relating to the Goods or advice or information supplied in relation thereto whether in Contract tort or otherwise.

8.Force Majeure:

The Seller shall not be liable in any way from the failure to carry out any of its obligation under Contract concluded with the Buyer where such failure arises. out of circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Seller.

9. Termination
(a) Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies the Seller shall be entitled to terminate any subsisting contracts between the Buyer and the Seller in the

event that the Buyer commits any breach of its obligations hereunder, makes any arrangements with creditors compounding debts, suffers an Administrator or receiver of the whole or part of its assets to be appointed, or enters liquidation whether compulsory or voluntary.

(b) On any call off orders each delivery constitutes a contract in its own right and is payable in full notwithstanding any failure to complete other elements of The same purchase orders.

10. Jurisdiction
These conditions of Sale and any Contract made pursuant thereto shall be subject to and construed in accordance with English Law. The English High Court

of Justice shall have jurisdiction to entertain any action brought in connection with such contract and the Buyer agrees to accept service by registered letter of any Writ or Summons in any such connection at its principal place of business not withstanding that it may be outside the jurisdiction of the English Courts.

11. Record retention

12. Rights of Access.
Electropak Ltd and / or their customers, and / or their regulatory authorities reserve the ‘Right of Access’ to visit suppliers/contractor’s premises in order to verify their product quality or their quality control systems.