Terms and conditions
General Statement
In these conditions: –
The seller means Meatex Ltd.
The buyer means the person, firm or company purchasing the goods.
The Goods means the goods which shall be the subject of the contract between the Seller and the Buyer.
1.WARRANTY
The seller warrants to the buyer that the Goods supplied are of the nature, substance, quality, legality and quantity described and that they conform in every respect with the requirements of the Food Safety Act 1990 and all statutory regulations and provisions applicable to such goods.
2. COMPLAINTS
(a) The Buyer shall be under an obligation to examine and inspect the Goods upon delivery for correct weight, defects to and or loss or damage to the same.
(b) The Buyer shall report to the Seller any apparent short weight in any Goods within 24 hours of delivery. The Goods must be available for inspection by the Seller. In the event of non-compliance with this requirement the Seller shall not be liable in any circumstances under contract, tort or otherwise in respect of any defect and or damage and/or consequential loss arising.
(c) The Buyer shall report to the Seller any defects to and or loss or damage to the Goods in the case of fresh goods within 24 hours of delivery and in the case of frozen goods within 24 hours of delivery. In either such case the Goods must be available for inspection by the Seller. In the event of non-compliance with this requirement the Seller shall not be liable in any circumstances under the contract, tort or otherwise in respect of any defect and/or damage and/or consequential loss arising.
3. PAYMENT
(a) Payment is to be made within the specified due date stated on the invoice. Where deposit terms are agreed, payment of the deposit must be made with the placing of the order.
(b) So long as any payment is outstanding, whether under this contract or any other contract between the seller and the buyer, Meatex Ltd shall have a lien on any of the Customer’s goods or equipment in Meatex Ltd.’s possession and shall be entitled to retain them until payment is made.
(c) So long as any payment is outstanding, Meatex Ltd will exercise its statutory right to claim interest and compensation for debt recovery costs under the late payment legislation.
The interest owed on a late payment will be calculated on a daily rate as follows: Debt owed x Bank Base rate + 8% /
365 days= daily rate of interest chargeable.
4. TITLE
(a) The Goods are at Buyer’s risk from the time of delivery to the Buyer
(b) The goods shall remain the sole and absolute property of Meatex Ltd as legal and equitable owner until the Customer has paid the agreed quoted or ordered price in full.
Until that time, the relationship between the parties shall be that of bailor and bailee. So long as the buyer remains bailee of any of the Goods it shall keep those Goods separate from any goods which are the property of the Buyer or any Third Party.
BY PLACING AN ORDER WITH MEATEX LTD YOU ARE AGREEING WITH AND WILL ADHERE TO ALL TERMS & CONDITIONS WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT
Company Registration No: 8171147. Registered Office: 7 – 9 the Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YA