TERMS AND
1. APPLICATION
These terms form part of any:
(a) sale of Services by the Supplier to the Customer; and
(b) supply of Services to the Customer on consignment.
No terms and conditions sought to be imposed by the Customer upon the
Supplier shall apply.
2. DEFINITIONS
In this Agreement:
(a) Buyer means the buyer of Product from the Seller or anyone who holds product on consignment from the Seller;
(b) Default Event means where:
(i) the Buyer does not pay any amount owing to the Seller when it is due;
(ii) an Insolvency Event occurs; or
(iii) the Buyer is in breach of any obligation it has to the Seller and does not rectify it after 7 days notice.
(c) Delivery means delivery of Products to any place nominated by the Seller or to any agent or courier nominated by the Buyer and Delivered has a corresponding meaning;
(d) Force Majeure Event means any event outside the control of the Supplier.
(e) Insolvency Event means any of the following:
(i) the Buyer commits an act of bankruptcy or any similar act;
(ii) a receiver is appointed to the Buyer or any of its property;
(iii) the Buyer goes into liquidation, administration, or some other form of insolvency administration whether formal or informal;
(iv) the Buyer ceases to carry on business; or
(v) the Buyer enters into a scheme of compromise with its creditors;
(f) Premises means anywhere that Products are supplied by the Buyer or on behalf of the Seller;
(g) Price means the price for the Products determined in accordance with the Seller’s pricing policy as notified to the Buyer or listed on its website from time to time.
(h) Product means any goods or products supplied by the Seller to the Buyer whether on consignment or otherwise; and
(i) Seller means DGL Manufacturing Ltd.
3. EXCLUSION OF CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by any law, all conditions and warranties implied by law arising out of the supply of Product by the Seller, are excluded.
(b) The Seller does not limit or exclude the application of any provision of any statute or cause any part of this clause to be void.
(c) Where the Producys are supplied for the purposes of a business in terms of sections 2 and 43 of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, these Standard Terms are not subjected to the guarantees contained in that Act.
(d) Without limiting clause 3 (a), the Seller has no liability (including liability for negligence) to any person for:
(i) any loss or damage (including consequential loss) suffered by any person which arises directly or indirectly out of the supply of Products to any person,
(ii) any loss or damage (including cosequential loss) suffered by any person which arises directly or indirectly out of any failure of, or defect or deficiency in, any Product; or
(iii) any loss or damage (including cosequential loss) suffered by any person which arises directly or indirectly out of the provision on any advice, recommendation or service by the Seller.
4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Where any condition or warranty arrising out of the supply of Products by the Seller cannot be excluded by any law, the liability of the Seller arising out of a breach of any condition or warranty is, at the Seller’s option, limited to:-
(a) in the case of the supply of Products:
(i) replacement of the Products;
(ii) paying the cost of supplying equivalent products; or
(iii) refunding the price paid by the Buyer in respect of the supply of the Products; and
(b) in the case of the provision of any services, by supplying the services again or paying the cost of having equivalent services supplied.
5. DELIVERY
The Seller will make all reasonable efforts to have the Products Delivered to the Buyer on any date agreed between the parties as the Delivery date, but the Seller has no liability if Delivery is not made on this date. The Buyer must accept Delivery of the Products ordered and pay the Price irrespective of any delay in Delivery.
6. RISK AND STORAGE
(a) Risk in the Products passes to the Buyer on Delivery.
(b) The Buyer is responsible for the proper storage, handling and use of the Products.
(c) Without limiting clause 6(b) the Buyer must:
(i) store the Products in compliance with all relevant environmental laws and regulations;
(ii) hold and comply with all permits and licences required by law or the Seller, which relate to storing and handling the Product.
7. PROPERTY
(a) Property in all Products remains with the Seller until all amounts owing to the Seller by the Buyer are paid.
(b) Until all amounts owing by the Buyer to the Seller are paid, the Buyer:
(i) must properly store, protect and insure the Products, including storing them in a manner that clearly shows that they are the property of the Seller;
(ii) may consume or sell Products in the ordinary course of business, subject to clause 7(c);
8. FORCE MAJEURE
The Seller is not liable for any delay or the failure to perform any obligation to the Buyer caused by a Force Majeure Event.
9. PRICE AND PAYMENT
(a) The Buyer must pay the Price for the Products plus any GST amount to the Seller. The Price for future sales of Products is subject to change at any time, including after an order has been placed.
(b) All invoices must be paid the 20th of the month following date of invoice.
(c) Amounts outstanding beyond the time due for payment as agreed by the Seller will automatically be subject to interest of 2% for each month, (or part) that the outstanding amount remains unpaid, plus any collection costs.
10. DEFAULT
(a) If a Default Event occurs, the Seller may exercise any rights it may have against the Buyer including (without limitation):
(i) suspending Delivery of Products;
(ii) requiring cash payment on Delivery;
(iii) entering any Permises and removing Products owned by the Seller;
(iv) commencing legal action to recover any amount owing by the Buyer;
(v) exercising any security it holds in respect of the Buyer’s obligations to the Seller; or
(vi) requiring payment of any amount held under clause 7(c).
(b) Any expense, cost or disbursements incurred by the Selelr in recovering any outstanding monies including debt collection agency fees, commission and any fees, costs or disbursements paid to the Seller’s solicitors, must be paid by the Buyer on a full indemnity basis.
(c) If the Buyer is a trustee of a trust, the Buyer acknowledges that in addition to the assets of the trust being available to meet its obligations, the Buyer is personally liable for those obligations.
11. CONTAINERS
All containers, cylinders, drums, magazines and pallets in or on which Products are delivered remain the property of the Seller (or where applicable Seller’s contractor) and must not be used for any other purpose than that used at time of delivery. The Buyer must, at the Buyer’s expense, return all containers in good order and condition to the factory or store of the Seller from which the Products were delivered.
12. WEIGHT
Except in the case of manifested error, the weights of Products sold will be the last weight determined by the Seller’s system of weighing prior to delivery. If the Buyer does not aggree with the weight determined by the Seller then the Buyer must notify the Seller of the dispute within 48 hours.
13. GST
In these terms and conditions:
(a) GST means Goods and Services Tax as defined in the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 (GST Act) or any replacement or other relevant legislation and regulations;
(b) words used in this clause which have a particular meaning in the GST Act have the same meaning, unless the context otherwise requires;
(c) if the GST Act treats part of a supply as a separate supply for the purpose of determining whether GST is payable on that part of the supply or for the purpose of determining the tax period to which that part of the supply is attributable, such part of the supply is to be treated as a separate supply.
(d) Unless GST is expressly included, the consideration expressed to be payable under any other clause of these terms and conditions for any supply made under or in connection with these terms and conditions (including the price at which the Products are sold) does not include GST.
(e) To the extent that any supply made under or in connection with these terms (including the supply of the Products) is a taxable supply, the GST exclusive consideration otherwise payable for that supply is increased by an amount equal to the GST payable.
14. GENERAL
(a) The Seller may at any time set-off any amount owing by the Seller to the Buyer, against any amount payable by the Buyer in respect of Products and/or services whether or not that amount is due and payable or actually or contingently due.
(b) If anything in this Agreement is unenforceable, illegal or void then it is severed and the rest of this Agreement remains in force.
(c) The law of New Zealand governs these terms. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.