3.1 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 authorised representative. Acknowledgement of receipt of order shall not constitute acceptance of an order unless acceptance is expressly stated in such acknowledgement.

3.2 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.

3.3 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable safety or other statutory requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller's specification, which do not materially affect their quality or performance.

3.4 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.

4.1 The price of the Goods shall be the Seller's quoted price or, where no price has been quoted (or a quoted price is no longer valid), the price listed in the Seller's published price list current at the date of acceptance of the order. Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the Seller's published export price list (if any) shall apply. All prices quoted may at any time before acceptance of an order by the Seller be altered by the Seller without giving notice to the Buyer. Payment is required to be made by the Buyer to the Seller at the Seller's principal place of business in Scotland or such other place as the Seller may from time to time nominate and by such method as the Seller requires.

4.2 The Seller reserves the right, by giving 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 transportation charges incurred by the Seller or 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.

4.3 Except as otherwise stated under the terms of any 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 exclusive of delivery to the Buyer's premises in the United Kingdom or such other place in the United Kingdom as may be agreed.

4.4 The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, and all other relevant duties and taxes of any nature, which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.

4.5 The costs of pallets and returnable containers will be charged to the Buyer in addition to the price of the Goods, but full credit will be given to the Buyer provided they are returned undamaged to the Seller before the due payment date.

5.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price of the Goods on or at any time after acceptance of an order for the Goods.

5.2 The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods (less any discount to which the Buyer is entitled, but without any other deduction) on or before the date of acceptance of order 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.

5.3 If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to:

5.3.1 cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;

5.3.2 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

5.3.3 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any decree) on the amount unpaid, at the rate of 2½ per centum per annum above the base rate from time to time of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland, until payment in full is made (a part of a month being treated as a full month for the purposes of calculating interest).

6.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Seller delivering the Goods to the Buyer's premises in the United Kingdom or, if some other place for delivery is agreed by the Seller, by the Seller delivering the Goods to that place.

6.2 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 howsoever caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence.

6.3 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 Conditions 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.

6.4 If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods 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.

6.5 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 prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller may:

6.5.1 store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage; or

6.5.2 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.

8.1 The Seller warrants to the Buyer that the Goods will be of satisfactory quality and fit for any purpose made known to the Seller in writing at the time of placing the order, will correspond with any relevant specification therefor, or sample thereof, and will comply with all statutory and EC requirements and regulations relating to the sale of the Goods.

8.2 Subject as expressly provided in these Conditions, and except where the Goods are sold to a person dealing as a consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977), all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8.3 The statutory rights of the Buyer (other than those which can be excluded by agreement which are hereby expressly excluded) are not affected by these Conditions.

8.4 Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to correspond with specification shall (whether or not delivery is refused by the Buyer) be notified to the Seller within forty-eight hours from the time of delivery or (where the defect or failure was not apparent on reasonable inspection) within a reasonable time after discovery of the defect or failure. If delivery is not refused, and the Buyer does not notify the Seller accordingly, the Buyer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and the Seller shall have no liability for such defect or failure, and the Buyer shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods had been delivered in accordance with the Contract.

8.5 Where any valid claim in respect of any of the Goods which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their failure to meet specification is notified to the Seller in accordance with these Conditions, the Seller shall be entitled to replace the Goods (or the part in question) free of charge or, at the Seller's sole discretion, refund to the Buyer the price of the Goods (or a proportionate part of the price), but the Seller shall have no further liability to the Buyer.

8.6 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Seller's negligence, the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of any representation, or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of the Contract, for any consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (and whether caused by the negligence of the Seller, its employees or agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of the Goods or their use or resale by the Buyer, except as expressly provided in these Conditions.

8.7 The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform, any of the Seller's obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Seller's reasonable control including (but without limitation) strikes, lockouts or other industrial actions or trade disputes.

8.8 The Seller will not be liable for and the Buyer shall indemnify and hold the Seller harmless against any claim by or loss or damage to any person (other than the Buyer) or property directly or indirectly occasioned by or arising from the use or possession of the Goods.

8.9 The right of the Buyer to set off any sums due by the Seller on whatever basis against sums due to the Seller is specifically excluded.

9.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of these conditions the Buyer shall not be entitled to return any Goods and the Seller shall not be liable to accept the return of any such Goods:-

9.1.1 where the Seller considers that the return of such Goods is prohibited by the Medicines Act 1968 or the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 or any other applicable statutory provision; or

9.1.2 where the Seller considers that the return of such Goods would cause the Seller to be in breach of any regulations, code of conduct or guidelines issued by the British Association of Pharmaceutical Distributors (or any similar professional or trade association) followed by the Seller or to which the Seller is subject; and

9.1.3 unless the Buyer returns such Goods within such time limits as may be prescribed by any applicable statutory provision or any provision of such regulations, code of conduct or guidelines; and

9.1.4 unless the Buyer completes and returns with such Goods a Return of Goods Advice note in such form as the Seller may require.

10.1 This clause applies if:

10.1.1 the Buyer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or (being an individual or firm) becomes apparently insolvent or (being a company) passes a resolution for its winding up (other than a voluntary winding up for the purposes of a solvent reconstruction or amalgamation) or is the subject of a petition for the appointment of a liquidator or provisional or interim liquidator or an administration order or interim administration order is made in relation to the Buyer; or

10.1.2 a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed in respect of any of the property or assets of the Buyer or any security over any such property or assets is enforced; or

10.1.3 the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or

10.1.4 the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer accordingly; or

10.1.5 the Buyer shall default in any of its obligations under the contract.

10.2 If this clause applies then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the contrary.

11.1 In these Conditions "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. Unless the context otherwise requires, any term or expression which is defined in or given a particular meaning by the provisions of Incoterms shall have the same meaning in these Conditions, but if there is any conflict between the provisions of Incoterms and these Conditions, the latter shall prevail.

11.2 Where the Goods are supplied for export from the United Kingdom, the provisions of this Clause 11 shall (subject to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller) apply notwithstanding any other provision of these Conditions.

11.3 The Buyer shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or regulations governing the importation of the Goods into the country of destination and for the payment of any duties thereon.

11.4 Unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the Goods shall be delivered F.O.B. the air or sea port of shipment and the Seller shall be under no obligation to give notice under Section 32(3) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979.

11.5 The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging for testing and inspection of the Goods at the Seller's premises before shipment. The Seller shall have no liability for any claim in respect of any defect in the Goods which would be apparent on inspection and which is made after shipment, or in respect of any damage during transit.

12 GENERAL

12.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in Writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice.

12.2 No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

12.3 If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.

12.4 Any dispute arising under or in connection with these Conditions or the sale of the Goods may at the Seller's option be referred to arbitration by a single arbiter appointed by agreement or (in default) nominated on the application of either party by the President for the time being of the Law Society of Scotland.
The Contract shall be governed by the laws of Scotland and the Buyer and the Seller hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.