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1  INTERPRETATION

1.1 In these conditions the following words have the following meanings:

1.1.1 the Buyer: the person(s), firm or company who purchases the Goods from the Company;
1.1.2 the Company: Supplyline Auto ID Limited a company incorporated in England (registered with number 03728470) whose registered office is at Supplyline House, Oakendene Industrial Estate, Cowfold, West Sussex, RH13 8AZ
1.1.3 Contract: any contract between the Company and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of the Goods, incorporating these Conditions;
1.1.4 Delivery Point: the place where delivery of the Goods is to take place under condition 3;
1.1.5 Goods: any goods agreed in the Contract to be supplied to the Buyer by the Company (including any part or parts of them).
1.2 In these conditions:
1.2.1 references to any statute or statutory provision shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that statute or statutory
1.2.2 provision as from time to time amended, consolidated, modified, extended, reenacted or replaced;
1.2.3 in these conditions references to the masculine include the feminine and the neuter and to the singular include the plural and vice versa as the context admits or headings will not affect the construction of these

2  APPLICATION OF TERMS

2.1 Subject to any variation under condition 2.3 the Contract will be on these conditions to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions (including any terms or conditions which the Buyer purports to apply under any purchase order,
confirmation of order, specification or other document).

Supplyline Auto ID Ltd
Supplyline House,
Oakendene Industrial Estate,
Cowfold,
West Sussex,
RH13 8AZ

Telephone 01403 865 111
Fax 01403 865 222

2.2 No terms or conditions endorsed upon, delivered with or contained in the Buyer’s purchase order, confirmation of order, specification or other document will form part of the Contract simply as a result of such document being referred to in the Contract.
2.3 These conditions apply to all the Company’s sales and any variation to these conditions and any representations about the Goods shall have no effect unless expressly agreed in writing and signed by a director of the Company. Nothing in this condition will exclude or limit the Company’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation
2.4 Each order for Goods by the Buyer from the Company shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Goods subject to these conditions.
2.5 No order placed by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company until a written acknowledgement of order is issued by the Company or (if earlier) the Company delivers the Goods to the Buyer.
2.6 The Buyer must ensure that the terms of its order and any applicable specification are complete and accurate.
2.7 Any quotation is given on the basis that no contract will come into existence until the Company despatches an acknowledgement of order to the Any quotation is valid for a period of 10 days only from its date, provided that the Company has not previously withdrawn it.
2.8 If, prior to delivery, the Buyer sends written notice to the Company of its desire to cancel an order. The Company may charge the Buyer for any irrevocable costs incurred by the Company up to the date written notice of the cancellation is received by the Company. This charge will normally be 10% of the price but may be higher in the event of the Goods ordered being of a non-standard nature.

3  DELIVERY

3.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, delivery of the Goods shall take place at the Company’s place of business.
3.2 The Buyer will take delivery of the Goods within two days of the Company giving it notice that the Goods are ready for delivery.
3.3 Any dates specified by the Company for delivery of the Goods are intended to be an estimate and time for delivery shall not be made of the essence by If no dates are so specified, delivery will be within a reasonable time.
3.4 Subject to the other provisions of these conditions the Company will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss (all three of which terms include, without limitation, loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and like loss), costs, damages, charges or expenses caused directly or indirectly by any delay in the delivery of the Goods (even if caused by the Company’s negligence), nor will any delay entitle the Buyer to terminate or rescind the Contract unless such delay exceeds 180 days.
3.5 If for any reason the Buyer will not accept delivery of any of the Goods when they are ready for delivery, or the Company is unable to deliver the Goods on time because the Buyer has not provided appropriate instructions, documents, licences or authorisations:
3.5.1 risk in the Goods will pass to the Buyer (including for loss or damage caused by the Company’s negligence);
3.5.2 the Goods will be deemed to have been delivered; and
3.5.3 the Company may store the Goods until delivery whereupon the Buyer will be liable for all related costs and expenses (including, without limitation, storage and insurance).

4  NON-DELIVERY

4.1 The quantity of any consignment of Goods as recorded by the Company upon despatch from the Company’s place of business shall be conclusive evidence of the quantity received by the Buyer on delivery unless the Buyer can provide conclusive evidence proving the contrary
4.2 The Company shall not be liable for any non-delivery of Goods (even if caused by the Company’s negligence) unless written notice is given to the Company within seven days of the date when the Goods would in the ordinary course of events have been
4.3 Any liability of the Company for non-delivery of the Goods shall be limited to replacing the Goods within a reasonable time or issuing a credit note at the pro rata Contract rate against any invoice raised for such

5  RISK/TITLE
5.1 The Goods are at the risk of the Buyer from the time of delivery.
5.2 Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Company has received in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to it in respect of:
5.2.1 the Goods; and
5.2.2 all other sums which are or which become due to the Company from the Buyer on any account
5.3 Until ownership of the Goods has passed to the Buyer, the Buyer must:
5.3.1 hold the Goods on a fiduciary basis as the Company’s bailee;
5.3.2 store the Goods (at no cost to the Company) separately from all other goods of the Buyer or any third party in such a way that they remain readily identifiable as the Company’s property;
5.3.3 not destroy, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;
5.3.4 maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured on the Company’s behalf for their full price against all risks to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company. On request the Buyer shall produce the policy of insurance to the Company; and
5.3.5 hold the proceeds of the insurance referred to in condition 5.3.4 on trust for the Company and not mix them with any other money, nor pay the proceeds into an overdrawn bank
5.4 The Buyer may resell the Goods before ownership has passed to it solely on the following conditions:
5.4.1 any sale shall be effected in the ordinary course of the Buyer’s business at full market value; and
5.4.2 any such sale shall be a sale of the Company’s property on the Buyer’s own behalf and the Buyer shall deal as principal when making such a
5.5 The Buyer’s right to possession of the Goods shall terminate immediately if:
5.5.1 the Buyer has a bankruptcy order made against him or makes an arrangement or composition with his creditors, or otherwise takes the benefit of any statutory provision for the time being in force for the relief of insolvent debtors, or (being a body corporate) convenes a meeting of creditors (whether formal or informal), or enters into liquidation (whether voluntary or compulsory) except a solvent voluntary liquidation for the purpose only of reconstruction or amalgamation, or has a receiver and/or manager, administrator or administrative receiver appointed over its undertaking or any part thereof, or a resolution is passed or a petition presented to any court for the winding up of the Buyer or for the granting of an administration order in respect of the Buyer, or any proceedings are commenced relating to the insolvency or possible insolvency of the Buyer; or
5.5.2 the Buyer suffers or allows any execution, whether legal or equitable, to be levied on his/its property or obtained against him/it, or fails to observe/perform any of his/its obligations under the Contract or any other contract between the Company and the Buyer, or is unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or the Buyer ceases to trade; or
5.5.3 the Buyer encumbers or in any way charges any of the
5.6 The Company shall be entitled to recover payment for the Goods notwithstanding that ownership of any of the Goods has not passed from the
5.7 The Buyer grants the Company, its agents and employees an irrevocable licence at any time to enter any premises where the Goods are or may be stored in order to inspect them, or, where the Buyer’s right to possession has terminated, to recover them.

6  PRICE

6.1 Unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing the price for the Goods shall be the price agreed by the Company on acceptance of any order notwithstanding any other prices as may be set out in the Company’s price list from time to time
6.2 The price for the Goods shall be exclusive of any value added tax and all costs or charges in relation to loading, unloading, carriage and insurance all of which amounts the Buyer will pay in addition when it is due to pay for the goods

7  PAYMENT

7.1 Payment of the price for the Goods is due 30 days from the date of invoice
7.2 Time for payment shall be of the essence
7.3 No payment shall be deemed to have been received until the Company has received cleared
7.4 All payments payable to the Company under the Contract shall become due immediately upon termination of this Contract despite any other provision
7.5 The Buyer shall make all payments due under the Contract without any deduction whether by way of set-off, counterclaim, discount, abatement or otherwise unless the Buyer has a valid court order requiring an amount equal to such deduction to be paid by the Company to the Buyer
7.6 If the Buyer fails to pay the Company any sum due pursuant to the Contract the Buyer will be liable to pay interest to the Company on such sum from the due date for payment at the annual rate of 4% above the base lending rate from time to time of Barclays Bank plc, accruing on a daily basis until payment is made, whether before or after any judgment.

8  QUALITY

8.1 Where the Company is not the manufacturer of the Goods, the Company will endeavour to transfer to the Buyer the benefit of any warranty or guarantee given to the Company.
8.2 The Company gives no warranty as to the quality of the goods or their fitness for purpose except to the extent such warranties have been imposed or implied by law and not otherwise limited under condition 9.2 below.
8.3 The Company shall not be liable for a breach of any of the warranty imposed under condition 2 if:
8.3.1 the defect arises because the Buyer failed to follow the Company’s oral or written instructions as to the storage, installation, commissioning, use or maintenance of the Goods or (if there are none) good trade practice; or
8.3.2 the Buyer alters or repairs such Goods without the written consent of the Company
8.4 Subject to conditions 8.2 and 8.3 if any of the Goods do not conform with any warranty imposed or implied by law the Company shall at its option repair or replace such Goods (or the defective part) or refund the price of such Goods at the pro rata Contract rate provided that, if the Company so requests, the Buyer shall return the Goods or the part of such Goods which is defective to the Goods must be returned as far as possible in their original condition and complete with all original packaging.
8.5 If the Company complies with condition 8.4 it shall have no further liability for a breach of any of the warranty under condition 2 in respect of such Goods.

9  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9.1 Subject to condition 8, the following provisions set out the entire financial liability of the Company (including any liability for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to the Buyer in respect of:
9.1.1 any breach of these conditions; and
9.1.2 any representation, statement or tortious act or omission including negligence arising under or in connection with the Contract.
9.2 All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law (save for the conditions implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the
9.3 Nothing in these conditions excludes or limits the liability of the Company for death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation
9.4 Subject to conditions 2 and 9.3:
9.4.1 the Company’s total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of this Contract shall be limited to the contract price; and
9.4.2 the Company shall not be liable to the Buyer for any pure economic loss, loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise, in each case whether direct, indirect or consequential, or any claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (howsoever caused) which arise out of or in connection with the Contract.

10  ASSIGNMENT

10.1 The Buyer shall not be entitled to assign the Contract or any part of it without the prior written consent of the Company.
10.2 The Company may assign the Contract or any part of it to any person, firm or

11  FORCE MAJEURE

11.1 The Company reserves the right to defer the date of delivery or to cancel the Contract or reduce the volume of the Goods ordered by the Buyer (without liability to the Buyer) if it is prevented from or delayed in the carrying on of its business due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Company including, without limitation, acts of God, governmental actions, war or national emergency, acts of terrorism, protests, riot, civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labour disputes (whether or not relating to either party’s workforce), or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials Provided that, if the event in question continues for a continuous period in excess of 180 days, the Buyer shall be entitled to give notice in writing to the Company to terminate the Contract.

12  GENERAL

12.1 Each right or remedy of the Company under the Contract is without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Company whether under the Contract or not
12.2 If any provision of the Contract is found by any court, tribunal or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be wholly or partly illegal, invalid, void, voidable, unenforceable or unreasonable it shall to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, voidness, voidability, unenforceability or unreasonableness be deemed severable and the remaining provisions of the Contract and the remainder of such provision shall continue in full force and effect.
12.3 Failure or delay by the Company in enforcing or partially enforcing any provision of the Contract will not be construed as a waiver of any of its rights under the Contract.
12.4 Any waiver by the Company of any breach of, or any default under, any provision of the Contract by the Buyer will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default and will in no way affect the other terms of the Contract.
12.5 The parties to this Contract do not intend that any term of this Contract will be enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person that is not a party to it.
12.6 The formation, existence, construction, performance, validity and all aspects of the Contract shall be governed by English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts

13  COMMUNICATIONS

13.1 All communications between the parties about this Contract must be in writing and delivered by hand or sent by pre-paid first class post or sent by facsimile transmission:
13.1.1 (in case of communications to the Company) to its registered office or such changed address as shall be notified to the Buyer by the Company; or
13.1.2 (in the case of the communications to the Buyer) to the registered office of the addressee (if it is a company) or (in any other case) to any address of the Buyer set out in any document which forms part of this Contract or such other address as shall be notified to the Company by the Buyer.
13.2 Communications shall be deemed to have been received:
13.2.1 if sent by pre-paid first class post, 2 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and bank and public holidays) after posting (exclusive of the day of posting);
13.2.2 if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery;
13.2.3 if sent by facsimile transmission on a working day prior to 4.00 pm, at the time of transmission and otherwise on the next working day.