TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. SCOPE These terms and conditions apply to all work undertaken by The
Turf Disease Centre
.
2. DEFINITIONS In these Terms and Conditions, the following expressions
shall have the given meanings:
2.1 Services
The 'services' shall mean the services to be provided by The
Turf Disease Centre
to
the 'client' more particularly described in the 'quotation' or statement of
'services' supplied by The
Turf Disease Centre
to
the 'client'.
2.2 Quotation
A 'quotation' will be given on the basis that the details, if eventually
accepted by The
Turf Disease Centre
,
will remain as stated for a period of up to 30 days from the date of the
'quotation', but The
Turf Disease Centre
reserves
the right to revise the price or the cost quoted without notice.
A quotation will be offered for the services of site visits, lecturing,
seminars and publications prior to commencement of the work.
Notification of charges to be made for sample analysis and for
information will be provided when requested.
2.3 Client
The 'client' is the person or
company or organisation requesting the 'services' of The
Turf Disease Centre
and shall be regarded as the person
or company or organisation responsible for payment of the work unless
notification is offered to the contrary prior to commencement of the work.
2.4 Sample
A 'Sample' refers to a given
consignment of turf being addressed to The
Turf Disease Centre
for
the purpose of disease identification. For
the purpose of charging for sample analysis, a sample may be either a single
piece of turf taken such that half of the piece shows the symptom of the disease
to be identified and half is unaffected or two separate pieces of turf from the
same general area, one of which is affected by the disease to be identified and
the other is unaffected and sent for comparison.
Where a 'client' has sent samples from more than one specific area of
turf, each area shall be considered as a separate sample and charged
accordingly.
3 CHARGES The 'quotation' will include a complete description of the
Services offered. The cost of the
work to be completed will be detailed in the 'quotation' but any additional work
requested by the client following acceptance of the 'quotation', will be added
to the original quotation and will form part of the total price and will be
charged at The
Turf Disease Centre
current
rates. For sample analysis and for
information, an invoice to cover the cost of the work will be forwarded to the
'client' with a hard copy of the result or information provided.
3.1 In the event of any delay in performance of
'services' provided by The
Turf Disease Centre
which
are attributable to the 'client's' actions or failure to act, any extra costs
incurred by The
Turf Disease Centre
as a result of these delays will be added to the
price and will be payable by the 'client'.
4 INVOICES Invoices will be submitted as specified in the quotation or
once the service is complete.
5 PAYMENT The 'client' is directly responsible for settlement of each
and all accounts (in pounds sterling) outstanding due to their request for
services. Payments are to be
received no later than 28 days after the date of their submission and any sums
remaining unpaid at the end of such period of 28 days shall bear interest
thereafter; such interest to accrue from the first day after the account is due
by £20 per account per 28 day period or part thereof.
5.1 Where the 'client's' office of payment is outside
the United Kingdom, an advance payment of an agreed proportion of the estimated
total fee will be made at the discretion of The
Turf Disease Centre
.
5.2 A charge of £20 will be made for the
administration of cancelled or dishonoured cheques or direct debit mandates.
6 LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY The
Turf Disease Centre's
liability
to the 'client' for any loss, costs or damage shall be limited to a sum equal to
the sum specified in the 'quotation' or to the charges paid to The
Turf Disease Centre
on completion of the service
offered.
7 USE
OF INFORMATION IN PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE
The name of The
Turf Disease Centre
shall not be used in any way by the
'client' or by any other person or company or organisation unless written
approval for its use has been obtained from The
Turf Disease Centre
.
8 LAW
These terms and conditions shall be governed by English Law and the
'client' agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
9 SEVERANCE If any provision of these terms and conditions is or becomes
illegal, void or invalid, that shall not affect the legality and validity of the
other provisions.