Terms & Conditions

MSD LIGHTING LIMITED

Terms and Conditions of Sale

1          DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

• In these conditions these words have the following meanings:-

“The Company”                         MSD Lighting Limited

“The Contract”                          any contract under which the Company sells goods and/or provides service to the Customer

“The Customer”                         the individual firm, company or other party with whom the Company contracts

“Goods”                                    the whole or any part of the materials which the Company is to supply

“The relevant date”                   the date referred to in Clause 5 hereof

“Services”                                 the whole or any part of the services which the Company is to supply or carry out

“Supply”                                   includes (but is not limited to) any supply under contract for sale

“International Supply Contract”  Such a contract is described in Section 26(3) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977

• References to clauses (except where the context otherwise requires) are references to the clauses set out below
• Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of a statue shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time

 

• CONTRACT TERMS, VARIATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS
  • No order in pursuance of a quotation or otherwise shall be binding on the Company unless and until such order is accepted by the Company

 

• The Contract will be subject to these Conditions. Except as provided in clause 2.3 no representative or agent of the Company has authority to agree any term or make any representation which is inconsistent with these

Conditions or to enter into a Contract except on the basis of them

• Any term or representation with these Conditions will only bind the Company if it is in writing and signed by one of its Directors. The words “unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company” in these conditions means unless otherwise agreed in writing and signed by a Director of the Company.
• Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company these Conditions will override any terms or conditions stipulated or referred to by the Customer in his order or pre-contract negotiations
• Any illustrations, weights, measures, temperatures, capacities, descriptions or specifications contained in the Company’s catalogues, samples, price lists or other advertising material is intended merely to present a general picture of the Goods and/or services and will not form a representation or be part of the Contract unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing
• Where the Company has not acknowledged the Customers order in writing, these Conditions will apply to the Contract provided the Customer has had prior notice to them
• The Company reserves the right to correct any clerical or typographical errors made by its employees at any time

 

• SPECIFICATION AND INFORMATION
  • If goods are made or Services carried out to a specification, instruction or design supplied by the Customer or any third party on behalf of the customer then:
    • The suitability and accuracy of that specification, instruction or design will be the Customers responsibility and;
    • The Customer will indemnify the Company against infringement of any patent, design right, registered design, trademark, trade name, copyright or other intellectual property right and any loss, damage or expense it may incur because of any such infringement or alleged infringement in any country and;
    • The Customer will indemnify the Company against loss, damage or expense in respect of any liability arising under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 by reason of the specification or design of the Goods or the Customers Goods
  • The Company reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods or Services which are required to conform with any applicable safely or other statutory requirements. Where the Goods are to be supplied or Services completed to the Customers specification the Company reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods or Services, which do not materially affect the quality or performance of the Goods
  • The Customer warrants that it will pass on to all third parties to whom it may supply the Goods all information as to the use and safe handling of the Goods, which has been provided by the Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

• PRICES
  • Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company the Company’s quotations for the Goods or Services are provisional and may be altered at any time for any reason
  • Prices charged will be those current at the time of the Goods or completions of the Services. The Company may increase its prices at any time to take account of any increase in the cost to the Company of purchasing any goods or materials or manufacturing, working on or supplying the Goods and/or Services.  The Company may also increase its prices at any time to take account of any error or inadequacy in any specification, instruction or design provided by the Customer or any modification carried out by the Company at the Customer’s request
  • All prices quoted are exclusive of VAT and the customer shall pay any and all duties, taxes or other government charges payable in respect of the Goods and/or Services

 

• PAYMENT
  • For the purpose of these Conditions the Relevant Date means the date on which either (a) the Customer takes delivery of any consignment of the Goods at the Company’s premises or (b) the Company despatches any consignment of the Goods (c) the Customer defaults in his obligations under Clause 6.1, whichever shall first occur, or (d) (in the case of Services) the Services or any part thereof are carried out
  • Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, full payment will be made by the Customer in cash no later than thirty days after the Relevant Date
  • Time for payment will be the essence of the contract
  • Without prejudice to any other rights of the Company, interest will be payable on all overdue accounts at 3% above Lloyds Bank Plc base rate from time to time. For the purpose of clauses 7.2 and 9 the full purchase prices of the Goods and/or services will include any interest payable under this clause
  • Non-payment on a due date will entitle the Company to demand payment to all outstanding balances whether due or not and/or cancel all outstanding orders without prejudice to any other rights it may have
  • The Customer will not be entitled to withhold payment of any right or set-off any claim or dispute with the Company
  • Without prejudice to any other rights it may have, the Company will have the right to suspend performance of its obligations if it reasonably believes that the Customer will not make payment in accordance with this clause

 

• DELIVERY OR COMPLETION OR SERVICES
  • Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, the Customer will take delivery of the Goods at the nearest convenient unloading point to the Customer’s works or appropriate site and the Customer shall be responsible for notifying the Company of any restriction of access such as weight, width, height or unloading hours. The Company shall have the sole right to determine the unloading point.  The Customer will give the Company all necessary instructions and approvals for delivery within seven days of notification that the goods are ready for delivery and off-loading will be at the Customers risk and expense
  • The Company will be entitled to add a reasonable charge for packing and delivery to the Contract price
  • If the Contract is an International Supply Contract, it will be deemed to incorporate the latest edition of “Incoterms” current at the date of the Contract. If there is any inconsistency between “Incoterms” and any express term of the Contract the latter will prevail.  The Company will be under no obligation to give the Customer the notice specified in Section 32(3) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979
  • The Company will try to deliver the Goods or complete the Services by any agreed periods are estimates only given in good faith and the Company will not be liable for any failure to deliver or complete by such dates or periods. Time for delivery will not be the essence of the Contract and will also be conditional upon receipt of final instructions for delivery being received promptly.  The Goods may be delivered by the Company in advance of any agreed date upon giving reasonable notice to the Customer
  • If the Company is delayed in or prevented from delivering goods or carrying out the Service due to war, government or parliamentary restrictions, strike, lockouts, fire, floods, explosions, labour disturbances, trade disputes, damage to or destruction of the Goods or Customer’s goods, breakdown of machinery, shortages of labour or of raw materials or Act of God or due to any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Company, the Company may cancel or suspend the Customer’s order without incurring any liability for loss or damage
  • The company will try to comply with reasonable requests by the Customer for postponement of delivery but shall not be under any obligation to do so. Where delivery is postponed otherwise than due to the Company’s default the Customer shall pay all costs and expenses of delay including a reasonable charge for storage and transportation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• CANCELLATION OR DEFERMENT
  • The Company may defer any deliveries of Goods or performance of Services or treat the Contract as determined if the Customer fails to make any payment when it becomes due or enters into any composition or arrangement with its creditors or has a winding up order made against it or has an administrative receiver or administrator appointed or passes a resolution for winding up or a Court makes as order to that effect or if the Customer breaches any of these Conditions
  • Clause 7.1 is without prejudice to the Company’s right to the full purchase price of the goods and/or Services and damage for any loss suffered in consequence of the determination of the Contract
  • Cancellation by the Customer will only be accepted at the discretion of the Company. Acceptance of the cancellation will only be binding on the Company if in writing and signed by a director.  Any costs or expenses incurred by the Company up to the date of cancellation and all loss of damage resulting from the cancellation will be paid by the Customer to the Company forthwith

 

• DEFECTIVE GOODS OR SERVICES – LIMITATION OF AVAILABILTY
  • The Customer will carefully examine the Goods or Customer’s Goods on receipt and notify the Company and the carrier immediately of any damage or shortage. Within three days of receipt (in the case of total loss) on receipt of the invoice or other notification of despatch the Customer will give the Company written confirmation of the damage loss or shortage.  Within fourteen days of request the Customer will provide authority for the Company’s servants or agents to inspect damaged Goods.  The Company’s liability, if any, will be limited to replacing or (at its option) repairing such goods.  The customer will not be entitled to make any claim against the Company for the consequential loss arising out of such damage, loss or shortage.
  • Save as otherwise provided in these Conditions the Company’s liability in respect of any defect in or failure of Goods supplied is limited to replacing or (at its option) repairing or paying for the repair or replacement of Goods which are found to be defective by reason of faulty or incorrect design, workmanship, parts or materials and in respect of any default in Services, shall not exceed the Contract price of such services as it has failed to perform properly in accordance with the Contract
  • The Company’s liability of any direct loss or damage sustained by the Customer as a result of any error in any weight, dimension, capacity, performance or other description or information which has formed a representation or is part of the Contract will not exceed the price of the goods and or Services of which the description of information is incorrect
  • The Company will only be liable to the Customer in respect of the manners set out in Clause 8.2 and 8.3 PROVIDED THAT the customer informs the Company of the defect or default as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event the defect is notified to the Company within six months of the delivery of the Goods or completion of the Services and authority is provided for the Company’s servants or agents to inspect the same
  • Save as provided in these Conditions the Company shall have no other or further liability in respect of any direct or consequential loss or damage sustained be the customer arriving from or in connection with any such default or error as aforesaid
  • Where the Company agrees to repair or replace Goods any time specified for delivery under the Contract will be extended for such periods as the Company may reasonably require
  • Except for the terms implied in the Contract by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, all conditions, warranties and other terms express or implied, statutory or otherwise, are expressly excluded, save insofar as they are contained in these Conditions or otherwise expressly agreed by the Company in writing. If any legislation make it unlawful to exclude or purport to exclude any term from the Contract this clause will not apply to such term
  • Except in respect of death, or personal injury the Company shall not be liable to the Customer for any damage or for any direct or consequential loss incurred by the Customer in consequence of any negligence on the part of the Company or negligence or wilful default on the part of its servants or agents in or in connection with the supply of any Goods or the design or manufacture thereof or in the carrying out of any Services or the provision of any information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• RETENTION OF TITLE

The following provisions shall apply to all contracts (save for International Supply Contracts) relating to goods which under the Contract the Company agrees to supply to the Customer.  No termination of the Contract shall prejudice limit or extinguish the Company’s rights under this paragraph

• Upon delivery of the goods the Customer shall hold the goods solely as Bailee for the Company and the Goods shall remain the property of the Company until such time as the Customer shall have paid to the Company the full purchase price of all Goods and Services supplied under the Contract or any other contract. Until such time the company shall be entitled to recover the goods or any part thereof and for the purpose of exercising  such rights the company its employees and agents with appropriate transport may enter upon the Customer’s premises and any other location where the Goods are situated
• The Customer is hereby granted a license by the Company to incorporate the Goods in any other products
• The Customer is hereby licensed to sell on the goods and any other products incorporating any of them. The Customer shall, immediately upon receipt of the proceeds of sale and whether or not payment has become due under Clause 5 hereof, remit to the Company the full purchase price of the goods sold on less any part thereof which has already been paid and until such amount has been so reminded shall hold such amount as trustee and agent for the Company
• The Customer shall maintain all appropriate insurance in respect of the Goods for the date or dates on which the risk therein passes to it. In the event of any loss or damage occurring while the goods remain the property of the Company the Customer shall immediately on receipt of the insurance monies remit to the Company the full purchase price of the Goods lost or damaged less any part thereof which has already been paid and until such amount has been so reminded shall hold such amount as trustee and agent for the Company
• The licenses granted under sub-paragraphs 9.2 and 9.3 above shall be terminable forthwith at any time upon notice by the Company to the Customer

 

• RISK IN THE GOODS AND IN CUSTOMER’S GOODS

Except for International Supply Contracts and unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the risk in the goods will pass to the Customer on the Relevant Date or if delivery is postponed at the Customer’s request when the Goods are ready to despatch

 

• TRADEMARKS AND TECHNICAL ADVICE

Unless agreed otherwise by the Company in writing the Company’s trademarks and any other intellectual property rights may not be used by the Customer

 

• TOOLS AND PATTERNS

Where a Customer pays for part of the cost of dies, patterns, plates moulds and/or other tools, they shall nevertheless be and remain the property of the Company and be retained by the Company, available for use in connection with the Customers orders with the Company

 

• WRITTEN TRADE REFERENCES

The Customer shall, if required by the Company, provide two satisfactory trade references and a banker’s reference

 

• GENERAL
  • These Conditions and the Contract are governed by English Law and the parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts in the event of any dispute
  • The headings in these Conditions are inserted for convenience only. They are not to affect their interpretation or construction
  • If any provision of these Conditions becomes illegal or void for any reason, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected
  • Failure by the Company to enforce strict compliance with these Conditions by the Customer will not constitute a waiver of any of the Conditions
  • The Company may perform any of its obligations or exercise any rights under these Conditions either itself or through any associated or subsidiary company