1. EXPERIMENTAL: Work produced in an experimental way at customer’s request will be considered an order and charged for.

2. PROOFS: Machine proofs will be charged extra. No responsibility will be accepted for errors in proofs passed by customer.

3. CUSTOMER’S PROPERTY: Customer’s property when supplied will be entirely at customer’s risk, as regards fire, loss or other unforeseen damage. Every care will be taken to get the best result where materials are supplied by customers, but responsibility will not be accepted for imperfect work by defects in or unsuitability of materials so supplied.

4. DELIVERY AND PAYMENT: Delivery of goods shall be accepted and payment shall become due upon notification that they are ready for delivery.

5. CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS: The company shall not be responsible for any consequential loss whether occasioned by the negligence or default of the Company’s servants or agents or otherwise and whether directly or indirectly attributable to delay workmanship materials or howsoever caused.

6. EXPEDITED DELIVERY: Should delivery or work be required sooner than the normal time requisite for its proper production every effort will be made to secure freedom from defects, but reasonable allowance must be made by customer in such case. Should the delivery necessitate overtime being worked, or other additional cost being incurred, a charge will be made to cover enhanced cost.

7. QUANTITY DELIVERED: Every endeavour will be made to deliver the correct quantity ordered, but owing to the difficulty of production exact quantities, estimates are conditional upon a margin of 5 per cent (in colour work 10 per cent) being allowed for over or shortage, the same to be charged for or deducted, pro rata.

8. CLAIMS: Any complaint must be made in writing, within ten days of receipt of goods, beyond which period no claim can be unless rent is paid for use of plates and type.

9. STANDING MATTER: Lithographic work will be effaced from plates and type distributed immediately after the order is executed, unless rent is paid for use of plats and type.

10. ACCEPTANCE: Unless this estimate is accepted within one month of the date on which it is given it does not necessarily hold good.

11. PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS: A contract for the printing of periodical publications may not be terminated by either party unless written notice is given as follows:-

Nature of Publication, Length of nature, Weekly, One month, Fortnightly, Two months, Monthly, Three Months, Quarterly, Six Months

Nevertheless the printer may terminate any such contrast forthwith should such sum due thereunder remain unpaid.

12. FORCE MAJEURE: Every effort will be made to carry out the contract but its due performance is subject to cancellation by the printer or to such variation as he may find necessary as a result or inability to secure labour, materials or supplies or as a result of any Act of God, War, Strike, Lockout or other labour dispute, Fire, Floods, Drought, Legislation or other cause (whether or the foregoing class or not) beyond the printer’s control.

13. COST VARIATION: Quotations and contracts are based on the current costs of production and are subject to amendment by the printer on or at any time after acceptance to meet any rise or fall in such costs.

14. ILLEGAL MATTER: (a) The printer shall not be required to print any matter which in his opinion is or may be of illegal libelous nature.

(b) The printer shall be indemnified by the customer in respect of any claims, costs and expenses arising out of any illegal or libelous matter printed for the customer or any infringement of copyright, patent design.

15. GENERAL LIEN: The printer shall in respect of all unpaid debts due from the customer have general lien on all goods and property in his hands and shall be entitled on the expiration of 14 days notice to dispose of such goods or property as he thinks fit and to apply the proceeds towards such debts.

16. The artwork, negatives, positives and plates for Litho work are stored at owner’s risk.

17. Half Tone, Line work, and Tone Blocks are stored owner’s risk.

18. Gravure and Flexographic Cylinders for printing are the property of the printer.

19. CUSTOMS DUTY: The printer shall be entitled to charge the amount of any customs duty payable whether or not included on the quotation or invoice.

20. CHARGING FOR WORK DONE: If the printer finds that he cannot proceed with a customer’s order through instruction or lack of instructions from the customer, the printer may, after three months from the cessation of work, charge for all work done.

21. CHARGE FOR STANDING TYPE: If type is kept standing on the customer’s instructions after the completion of work, or if work is suspended through a customer’s instructions or lack or instructions, the printer may, three months after the completion or suspension of the work, charge for standing type.

22. RESTARTING OR SUSPENDED WORK: When work has been suspended and charged for as provided by paragraph (20), any contract or quotation is considered to be null and if a customer wishes to restart the work, the printer will be entitled to requite.

23. Eighteen per cent interest will be charged on overdue accounts.

24. It is emphasized that estimates are for one order only. In the event of a reprint the estimate would have to be revised consequently upon variation.

25. All Government’s Sales Tax where applicable will be to client’s Account.

ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN SUBJECT TO THE STANDARD CONDITIONS OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY WHICH CONDITIONS SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE EMBODIED IN ANY CONTRACT BASED ON OR ARISING OUT OF QUOTATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING.