TERMS & CONDITIONS
FOR SHOP
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. INTERPRETATION
In these Conditions (save where the context is inconsistent
therewith):-
1.1 the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:-
"the Buyer" means the person who accepts a quotation of the
Seller for the sale of the Goods or whose order for the Goods is accepted
by the Seller
"the Conditions" means the standard terms and conditions
of sale set out in this document including any special terms and conditions
agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller
"the Contract" means the contract for the purchase and sale
of the Goods which shall be subject to the Conditions and shall be made
when the Order is accepted by the Seller
"the Goods" means the goods (including any instalment of
the goods or any parts for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance
with these Conditions as set out in the attached Schedule
"in writing" includes facsimile transmission or electronic
communication or any other comparable means of written communication
"the Order" means the quantity description and other information in
relation to the Goods set out overleaf and included in the Specification
"the Seller" means Cambrian Pet Foods Limited (registered
number 0162429) whose registered office of address is situate at Glantweli
Fawr Farm, Pencader, Carmarthenshire SA39 9AE
"the Specification" means all specific instructions of the Buyer for
the manufacture design or production of the Goods accepted by the Seller
1.2 references to persons include bodies corporate and unincorporate
associations and partnerships and words importing the singular include
the plural and vice versa and words importing a gender include every
gender
1.3 references to a statutory provision shall be construed as including
reference to:-
1.3.1 any statutory modification consolidation or re-enactment of that
statutory provision for the time being in force;
1.3.2 all statutory instruments or orders made pursuant to that statutory provision;
1.3.3 any statutory provisions of which that statutory provision is a consolidation
or modification
1.4 headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the
construction of any provision hereof
1.5 obligations assumed by more than one party shall be joint and several
2. BASIS OF THE SALE
2.1 The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in
accordance with the Order subject in any case to these Conditions which
shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions
2.2 No variation to these Conditions 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 concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller in
writing SO THAT in entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges
that it does not rely on and waives any claim for breach of any such
representations which are not so confirmed
2.4 Any advice or recommendation given by the Seller or its employees
or agents to the Buyer or its employees or agents as to the storage application
or use of the Goods which is not confirmed in writing by the Seller is
followed or acted upon entirely at the Buyer's own risk and accordingly
the Seller shall not be liable for any such advice or recommendation
which is not so confirmed
2.5 Any typographical clerical or other error or omission in the Specification
the Order or any quotation price list acceptance of offer invoice or
other document literature or information issued by the Seller shall be
subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Seller
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 by email by the Seller's authorised
representative
3.2 The Buyer shall be responsible to the Seller for ensuring the accuracy
of the terms of the Order including (if applicable) the Specification
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 any specification for the
Goods shall be those set out in the Order PROVIDED THAT all descriptions
and illustrations contained in the Seller's catalogues price lists, advertisements
or otherwise communicated to the Buyer (other than in a written quotation)
are intended merely to present a general idea of the Goods described
therein and nothing contained in any of them shall form any part of the
Contract
3.4 Notwithstanding that a sample of the Goods may have been exhibited
to and inspected by the Buyer it is hereby agreed that such sample was
so exhibited and inspected solely to enable the Buyer to judge for himself
the quality of the bulk and not so as to constitute a sale by sample
SO THAT the Buyer shall take the Goods at his own risk as to their corresponding
with the said sample or as to their quality or sufficiency for any purpose
3.5 The Goods are not tested and sold as fit for any particular purpose
and any term of warranty or condition express implied or statutory to
the contrary is excluded to the fullest extent allowed in law
3.6 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the Specification
which are required for the Goods to conform with any applicable safety
or other statutory requirements PROVIDED THAT such reservation does not
in a way infer that the Seller is providing any warranty to the Buyer
as to the Goods conformity with such safety or other statutory requirements
3.7 No Order 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 material used) damages charges
and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation and against
any claims or actions arising out of such cancellation
3.8 Stock items returned by agreement with the Seller will be subject
to a re-stocking charge
4. PRICE OF THE GOODS
4.1 The price of the Goods shall be the price quoted to the Buyer by
the Seller in or at the time of the Order
4.2 The Seller reserves the right by giving notice in writing
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 (such as without limitation any foreign exchange
fluctuation currency regulation alteration of duties significant
increase in the cost of labour materials or other costs
of manufacture) or any change in delivery dates quantities
or specifications for the Goods which is requested by the
Buyer or any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer
or failure of the Buyer to give the Seller adequate information
or instructions.
5. TERMS OF PAYMENT
5.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in writing between the Buyer
and the Seller the Buyer shall pay for the Goods at the time of placing
the Order
5.2 If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then without
prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller the Seller
shall be entitled to:
5.2.1 cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries to the
Buyer under the Contract and in particular but without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing where the Goods are to be supplied by instalments
the failure of the Buyer to pay any instalment in due time shall entitle
the Seller to treat such failure as a repudiation of the Contract in
its entirety by the Buyer and to recover damages for such breach of the
Contract;
5.2.2 immediate payment of all payments outstanding in respect of the
Goods supplied under the Contract and all other goods under any other
contract notwithstanding the fact that the date for payment may not yet
have fallen due;
5.2.3 appropriate any payment made by the Buyer for such of the Goods (or 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);
5.2.4 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment)
on the amount unpaid at the rate of 4 per cent per annum above the Seller's
banker's 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); and
5.2.5 receive from the Buyer a sum equivalent to any bank charges legal
costs or other costs charges or expenses incurred by the Seller arising
from the late payment or recovery of sums due from the Buyer
5.3 In addition to any right of lien to which it may be by law entitled
the Seller shall be entitled to a general lien on all property of the
Buyer in the possession of the Seller for all sums whether or not liquidated
or qualified due from the Buyer to the Seller PROVIDED THAT the Seller
shall not be liable for loss of or damage to the Buyer's property in
the Sellers possession either as a result of the exercise by the Seller
of its lien or otherwise
6. DELIVERY
6.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by third party couriers to the
address given by the Buyer at the time of the placing of the Order and
the Seller gives no warranty nor undertaking for either the Goods or
their delivery from the time that the Goods are collected for delivery
6.2 The Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the
Goods howsoever caused.
6.3 Should the Seller be prevented from or hindered in
delivering the Goods or any part thereof by reason of war
riot explosion fire flood strike lock-out shortage of materials
or labour or any cause beyond the Seller's control the
time for delivery shall be extended by a period equal to
that during which the cause preventing or hindering delivery
exists.
6.4 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 the Seller's fault) then without prejudice to any other
right or remedy available to the Seller the Seller may:
6.4.1 store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for
the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage; or
6.4.2 sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting
all reasonable storage and selling expenses) charge the Buyer for any shortfall
below the price under the Contract
6.5 The Seller may at its option cancel or suspend (or suspend and later
cancel) all further deliveries under the Contract in the event of default
by the Buyer in making any payment due hereunder or under any other contract
between the Seller and the Buyer or in the event that the Buyer being
a natural person shall die
6.6 The Seller is under no obligation to arrange delivery
to anywhere other than the British Mainland (excluding
the Scottish highlands)
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 in writing 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 when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods
7.2 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 shall be entitled at any time to require the
Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and if the Buyer fails
to do so forthwith to enter upon any premises of the Buyer or any third
party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods
7.6 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 prejudice to any other right or remedy
of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable
7.4 The Goods are sold subject to the rights of any person whether in
respect of any patent trademark registered design copyright confidential
disclosure or otherwise howsoever to prevent or restrict the sale or
the use of the Goods in any part of the world and the Buyer will in this
respect accept such title to the Goods as the Seller may have.
8. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
8.1 Subject to the conditions set out below the Seller warrants that
the Goods will correspond with the Order at the time of delivery
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
in or unsuitability for the intended purpose of the Goods arising from
the Specification or any other drawing design or instruction supplied
by the Buyer;
8.2.2 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;
8.2.3 the Seller shall be under no liability in respect of any failure
to follow the Seller's specifications (whether oral or in writing) in
respect of the recommended levels of tolerance temperature pressure load
tension and other restrictions within which the Goods can be safely used.
8.2.4 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;
8.3 Subject as expressly provided in the Conditions 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 terms
and liabilities express or 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 Transaction (Restrictions on Statements) Order 1976)
the statutory rights of the Buyer are not affected by these Conditions
8.5 Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect in the quality
or condition of the Goods or their failure to correspond with the Specification
or Order shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the Buyer) be notified
in writing to the Seller within 7 days from the date of delivery or (where
the defect or failure was not apparent on reasonable inspection) within
7 days after discovery of the defect or failure PROVIDED THAT if delivery
is not refused and the Buyer does not so notify the Seller 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 for the Goods as if they had been delivered in accordance
with the Contract.
8.6 Where any claim by the Buyer in respect of any of the Goods which
is based on any alleged defect in the quality or condition of the Goods
or their failure to meet the Specification or Order is notified to the
Seller in accordance with these Conditions the Seller shall be entitled
to either:-
8.6.1 the return of the Goods to the Seller's premises (if practical)
for inspection by it or its representative; or
8.6.2 the opportunity for it or its representatives to inspect the Goods
at the Buyer's premises
For the purpose of validating the claim SO THAT if the claim is validated
the Seller shall be entitled to 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) but the
Seller shall have no further liability to the Buyer
8.7 Except in respect of death of personal injury caused by the Seller's
negligence 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 any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage
(whether for loss of profit or otherwise) costs expenses or other claims
for consequential 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 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 the Conditions.
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 PROVIDED THAT without prejudice to the generality of 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 act restriction regulations bye-laws prohibitions or measures
of any kind on the part of the governmental parliamentary or local authority;
8.8.4 import or export regulations or embargoes;
8.8.5 strikes lockouts or other industrial actions or trade disputes
(whether involving employees of the Seller or 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. USE OF GOODS
9.1 Where any items comprised in the Goods have been purchased by the
Buyer other than for the purposes of resale the Buyer shall bring to
the attention of all persons using the same all of the Seller's instructions
and/or recommendations for use packed by the Seller with the Goods or
referred to in the Seller's catalogues or brochures or which the Seller
has otherwise notified to the Buyer in writing SO THAT if any such items
are to be used at work the Buyer shall take such steps as are necessary
to secure that there will be available in connection with the use of
the same at work adequate information about the use for which they were
designed and about any condition necessary to ensure that when put to
that use they will be safe and without risk to health
9.2 If any item comprised in the Goods is resold by the Buyer the Buyer
shall bring to the attention of its purchaser all the Seller's instructions
and/or recommendations for use packed by the Seller with the Goods or
referred to in the Seller's catalogues or brochures or which Seller has
otherwise notified to the Buyer in writing AND FURTHER on such resale
the Buyer shall exact an enforceable undertaking from its purchaser not
to remove any plaque or other label affixed to the Goods referring any
user thereof to the Seller's instructions and/or recommendations for
use and if the Goods are to be used by such purchaser at work that such
purchaser will take such steps as are necessary to secure that there
will be available in connection with the use of the Goods at work adequate
information about the use for which they are designed and about any conditions
necessary to ensure that when put to that use they will be safe and without
risk to health.
9.3 The Buyer shall not remove any plaque or other label affixed to
the Goods referring any user thereof to the Seller's instructions and/or
recommendations for use.
9.4 In the event that either the Buyer or its purchaser being a person
intending to use any part of the Goods at work requires any information
as to the use for which such Goods were designed and have been tested
and about any conditions necessary to ensure that when put to that use
they will be safe and without risk to health for the purposes of satisfying
its obligations under any statute for the time being in force relating
to health and safety at work the Seller shall provide such information
subject to reimbursements of its out-of-pocket expenses incurred in furnishing
such information
9.5 Where the Goods have been manufactured or constructed according
to the Specification the Buyer represents and warrants to the Seller
that the Buyer has or will have satisfied itself that all necessary tests
and examinations have been made or will be made prior to the Goods being
brought into use to ensure that the Goods are designed, constructed and
operational so as to be safe and without risk to the health or safety
of workmen or others using the same and are suitable for the purposes
the Buyer intends to use them for and that it will take such steps as
are necessary to secure that there will be available in connection with
the use of the Goods at work adequate information about the use for which
they are designed and have been tested and about any conditions necessary
to ensure that when put to that use they will be safe and without risk
to health
9.6 The Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all actions suits claims
demands losses charges costs and expenses which the Seller may suffer
or incur in connection with any claim by any third party alleging facts
which if established would indicate a breach of the undertaking representations
and warranties on the part of the Buyer contained in this Condition 9
or which if established would indicate a breach by any purchaser from
the Buyer of any undertaking which the Buyer is required in this Condition
9 to exact from such purchaser
10. INSOLVENCY OF BUYER
10.1 This Condition applies if:
10.1.1 the Buyer calls any meeting of its creditors or makes any voluntary
arrangement with its creditors or becomes subject to an administration
order or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company)
shall present a petition or have a petition presented by creditors against
it for its winding up or goes into liquidation (otherwise that for the
purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction); or
10.1.2 an encumbrancer takes possession or a receiver or administrative
receiver is appointed over the whole or any part of the property or assets
of the Buyer; or
10.1.3 the Buyer shall be deemed unable to pay its debts; or
10.1.4 the Buyer ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business;
or
10.1.5 the Buyer commits an irremediable breach of the Conditions;
or
10.1.6 the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned
above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer
in writing accordingly
10.2 If this clause applies then without prejudice to any other right
or remedy available to the Seller the Seller shall be entitled to cancel
the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without
incurring any liability to the Buyer and if the Goods have been delivered
but not paid for the price for the Goods shall become immediately due
and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to
the contrary
11. GENERAL
11.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to
the other under the Conditions 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 in
writing pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice
11.2 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
11.3 If any provision of the Conditions and/or the Contract is held
by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or
in part but would be valid and enforceable if part of the wording were
deleted the said provision shall be deemed to apply with such modifications
as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable and any such modification
such not affect the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions
and/or the Contract and the remainder of the provision in question shall
not be affected hereby
12. PROPER LAW
The Contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
English Law and the Seller and the Buyer both submit to the jurisdiction
of the High Court of Justice in England
13. ASSIGNMENT
The Buyer shall not assign any benefit under the Contract without the
consent in writing of the Seller which shall not be unreasonably withheld
but may if given be on such terms as to guarantee or indemnity or otherwise
as the Seller thinks fit.
14. EXCLUSION OF OTHER CONDITIONS
No other conditions or terms (whether contained in any document issued
by the Buyer or in any written or oral communication between the parties)
shall apply to the Contract nor shall the Conditions be varied without
the Seller's written agreement