1 TERMS OF TRADE
1.1 I/we request the Modern Group of Companies to
provide credit to me/us on the terms set out in the
relevant agreement between us.
1.2 I/we accept that for the purposes of obtaining credit
the Modern Group of companies comprises the
following legal entities:
- 1.2a Modern Transport Engineers Limited
- 1.2b Mike's Transport Warehouse Limited
- 1.2c Equipment and Transport Leasing Limited
- 1.2d Vehicle Maintenance Limited
- 1.2e Transport Manufacturing Limited
1.3I/we accept that if any of the above companies provide
credit to me/us the terms of this credit application shall
apply to that provision of credit.
1.4 I/We agree that you have the right to charge interest
on all outstanding monies.
1.5 I/We agree that you have the right to charge any costs
incurred in collecting overdue accounts.
2 RETENTION OF TITLE
2.1 Unless the customer has sold an item of goods In the
ordinary course of its business, the customer will:
2.1a Store the item in such a way that it is clearly
identified as the property of the Company;
and
2.1b Keep full and complete records of the
physical location of each Item of goods
from time to time and the ownership of
each item of goods by the Company.
2.2 In the event of any doubt as to whether any goods
in the possession of the customer belong to the
Company or the customer, the Company’s decision is final and conclusive except in the case of manifest
error.
The onus of proving such error is on the
customer.
2.3 For the purposes of inspecting each item of goods
or ensuring due compliance by the customer with the
provisions of this contract, the Company and Its agents
are Irrevocably authorised to enter any premises
where the Company believes the goods may be.
2.4 The customer will indemnify the Company on
demand in respect of any costs (including legal costs),
expenses or liability incurred by the Company in
exercising its rights under this contract. Such costs
(including legal costs), expenses or liability may be
incurred as a result of (but without limitation):
2.4a Any act or trespass;
2.4b The customer’s failure to pay for the goods
in accordance with this contract;
2.4c Removal of any goods pursuant to this
contract
2.4d Damage or loss in value (for example on
resale or otherwise) of the goods.
3 PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES ACT 1999
3.1 The customer grants to the Company a security
Interest in the goods and the proceeds of the goods
and the customer acknowledges that this contract
creates a purchase money security interest In the
goods and the proceeds of the goods.
3.2 The customer will, if the Company requests, sign any
documents (Including any new contracts), provide all
necessary Information and do anything else required
by the Company to ensure that the Company’s
purchase money security interest is a perfected
security Interest.
3.3 The customer will not enter Into any security
agreement that permits any other person to register
interest In respect of the goods or the proceeds
3.4 In addition to the security Interest granted by the
customer under clause 3.1, the customer also grants a
security interest in all of its present and after acquired
personal property as security for all moneys now and
in the future owing by the customer to the Company
under this contract.
3.5 If the goods are for the customer’s business use,
the customer agrees to the extent Part 9 of the
PPSA applies, that it will have no rights under Part 9
I Enforcement of the PPSA. For example, but without
limitation:
3.5a The customer will have no rights under
sections 114(1 Ila) Ito receive a notice of
sale, section 117(1 )(cl (relating to distribution
of surplus) and section 133 (reinstating this
contract);
3.5b The customer waives its rights under
section 116 (to receive statement of
account), section 119 (to recover surplus)
and sections 120(21 and 121) to receive
notice of any proposal to retain the goods
and object to the proposal.
3.6 The customer waives its right under the PPSA to
receive a copy of any verification statement or
financing change statement.
3.7 The customer agrees that where the Company has
rights in addition to those in Part 9 of the PPSA, those
rights will continue to apply.
For the purposes of this clause “PPSA” means the
Personal Property Securities Act 1999.
The expressions “personal property”, “purchase
money security Interest”, “security agreement”, “security
Interest”, “perfected security interest”. “verification
statement” and “financing change statement” have
the meaning given to them under, or In the context of
the PPSA.