Terms and Conditions

1. INTERPRETATION

• In these Terms:
  • “BUYER” means the person who accepts the Seller’s Written quotation for the sale of the Goods or
    whose Written order for the Goods is accepted by the Seller;
  • “GOODS” means the goods (including any installment of the goods or any parts for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance with these Terms; “SELLER” means HS BioLabs Ltd (registered in England under number 12060630);
  • “CONTRACT” means the contract for the sale and purchase of the Goods;
  • “INCOTERMS” means the international rules for the interpretation of trade terms of the International Chamber of Commerce as in force at the date when the Contract is made;
  • “TERMS” means the standard terms of sale set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller;
  • “WRITING”, and any similar expression, includes facsimile transmission and electronic mail communication.
• A reference in these Terms to a provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended, re enacted or extended at the relevant time.
• The headings in these Terms are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation

2. BASIS OF THE SALE

1. The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance with the Seller’s Written quotation (if accepted by the Buyer), or the Buyer’s Written order (if accepted by the Seller), subject in either case to these Terms, which shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms subject to which any such quotation is accepted or purported to be accepted, or any such order is made or purported to be made, by the Buyer
2. No variation to these Terms shall be binding unless agreed in Writing between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller. In the case of the Seller, its sole authorised representative is its Managing Director.
3. The Seller’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller’s authorised representative in Writing. In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on any such representations which are not so confirmed, but nothing in these Terms affects the liability of either party for fraudulent misrepresentation. 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.
4. Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any sales literature, quotation, price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or other document or information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Seller

3. ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS

1. No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller unless and until confirmed in Writing by the Seller’s authorized representative.
2. The Buyer shall be responsible to the Seller for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order (including any applicable specification) submitted by the Buyer, 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. The quantity, quality and description of the Goods and any specification for them shall be as set out in the Seller’s quotation (if accepted by the Buyer) or the Buyer’s order (if accepted by the Seller).
4. If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to the Goods by the Seller in accordance with a specification submitted by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Seller in connection with, or paid or agreed to be paid by the Seller in settlement of, any claim for infringement of any patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial or intellectual property rights of any other person which results from the Seller’s use of the Buyer’s specification.
5. The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable statutory or E.U. requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller’s specification, which do not materially affect their quality or performance. No order which has been accepted by the Seller 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 materials used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
6. Where the Buyer purports to cancel any order after the Goods have been delivered, the Seller may, at its sole discretion and provided the Goods are returned to it undamaged at the expense of the Buyer, take back the Goods subject to a re-stocking charge of 20% of the price of the Goods so returned (exclusive of any applicable VAT).

4. PRICE OF THE GOODS

1. The price of the Goods shall be the Seller’s relevant quoted price or, where no price has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price listed in the Seller’s relevant published price list current at the date of acceptance of the order. All prices quoted are valid for 28 days only or until earlier acceptance by the Buyer, after which time they may be altered by the Seller without giving notice to the Buyer.
2. The Seller reserves the right, by giving Written notice 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 costs of labour, materials or other costs of manufacture), 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.
3. Except as otherwise stated in the Seller’s Written quotation or in any price list of the Seller, and unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, all prices are given by the Seller on an ex works basis, and where the Seller agrees to deliver the Goods otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Seller’s charges for transport, packaging and insurance. The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.
4. The cost of pallets and containers will be charged to the Buyer in addition to the price of the Goods.

5. TERMS OF PAYMENT

1. Subject to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Seller may invoice the Buyer for the price of the Goods on or at any time after delivery of the Goods, unless the Goods are to be collected by the Buyer or the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, in which event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or (as the case may be) the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods in pounds sterling (without any other deduction) within 30 days of the date of the Seller’s invoice, and the Seller shall be entitled to recover the price, notwithstanding that delivery may not have taken place and the property in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer. The time of payment of the price shall be of the essence of the Contract. Receipts for payment will be issued only upon request.
2. If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without limiting any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may:
   • Cancel the contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;
   • Appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such of the Goods (or the 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); and
   • Charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the amount unpaid, at the rate of four per cent per annum above Barclays Bank PLC’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) together with, in any such case, reimbursement of all costs and expenses (including legal costs) incurred by the Seller as a consequence of the Buyer’s default.

6. DELIVERY

1. Delivery of the Goods shall be made at the Seller’s premises at the time the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or, if some other place for delivery is agreed by the Seller, at the time the Seller delivers the Goods to that place. Where the Seller agrees to deliver the Goods otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, the Seller shall be under no obligation under section 32(2) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
2. Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only and the Seller shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods however caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence of the Contract unless previously agreed by the Seller in Writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the quoted delivery date on giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.
3. The Seller may, at its sole discretion, deliver the Goods in instalments in any sequence.
4. Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each delivery shall constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance with these Terms or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated.
5. If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods (or any instalment) for any reason other than any cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control or the Buyer’s fault, and the Seller is accordingly liable to the Buyer, the Seller’s liability shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the cost to the Buyer (in the cheapest available market) of similar goods to replace those not delivered over the price of the Goods.
6. 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 any cause beyond the Buyer’s reasonable control or by reason of the Seller’s fault) then, without limiting any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may:
   • store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the reasonable costs (including
     insurance) of storage; or
   • sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting all reasonable storage and
     selling expenses) account to the Buyer for the excess over the price under the Contract or charge the
     Buyer for any shortfall below the price under the Contract.

7. RISK AND PROPERTY

1. Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer:
   • in the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller’s premises, at the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are available for collection; or
   • in the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, at the time of delivery or, if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, the time when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
2. Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision of these Terms, the property in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all other goods agreed to be sold by the Seller to the Buyer for
   which payment is then due.
3. Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer, the Buyer shall hold the Goods as the Seller’s fiduciary agent and bailee, and shall keep the Goods separate from those of the Buyer and third parties and properly stored, protected and insured and identified as the Seller’s property.
4. Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Buyer (and provided the Goods are still in existence), the Seller may at any time require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and, if the Buyer fails to do so forthwith, enter on any premises of the Buyer or any third party where the Goods are
   stored and repossess the Goods.
5. 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 limiting any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable.
6. No claim for damage in transit, shortage of delivery or loss of the Goods will be entertained unless, in the case of damage in transit or shortage of delivery, a separate notice in Writing is given to the carrier concerned and to the Seller within seven days of receipt of the Goods followed by a completed claim in Writing within twenty eight days of receipt of the Goods and, in the case of loss of the Goods, notice in Writing is given to the carrier concerned and a completed claim in Writing made within forty two days of the date of the consignment. Where Goods are accepted from the carrier concerned without being checked the delivery book of the carrier concerned must be signed “not examined”