THIS SALAM AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”) is made
at______________ on __________ day of _______________
by and
BETWEEN
______________________________________________________________,
(hereinafter referred to as the “Supplier”
which expression shall where the context so
permits mean and include its successors in interest
and permitted assigns) of the one part
AND
______________________________________________________________,
(hereinafter referred to as the “Institution”
which expression shall where the context so
permits mean and include its successors in interest
and assigns) of the other part.
IT
IS AGREED BY THE PARTIES as follows:
1.
PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
1.02
This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions
upon and subject to which the Institution has
agreed to purchase the Goods from the Supplier:
1.03 In this Agreement, unless
the context otherwise requires:
“Business
Day” means a day on which banks
are open for normal business in Pakistan;
“Contract Price” means
Rs.____________________, paid by the Institution
to the Supplier or such other sum as may mutually
be agreed in writing between the parties hereto
as the price of the Goods purchased in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement;
“Event
of Default” means any of the
events or circumstances described in Clause
09 hereto;
“Goods” means the Goods
described in Salam Document # __;
“Goods Receiving Note”
means confirmation of receipt of Goods as
set out in Salam Document # ;
“Indebtedness” means
any obligation of the Supplier for delivery
of the Goods or for payment of any sum of
money due or, payable under this Agreement;
“License” means any license,
permission, authorization, registration, consent
or approval granted to the Supplier for the
purpose of or relating to the conduct of its
business;
“Lien” shall mean any
mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothecation, security
interest, lien, right of set-off, contractual
restriction (such as negative covenants) and
any other encumbrance;
“Parties”
means parties to this Agreement;
“Notice of Delivery”
means the Notice of Delivery given by the
Supplier to the Institution as set out in
Salam Document # __
“Principal Documents”
means this Agreement and the Security Documents;
“Promissory
Note” is defined in Clause
3.01(b);
“Prudential Regulations”
means Prudential Regulations or other regulations
as are notified from time to time by SBP or
SECP;
“Security Documents”
and “Security”
is defined in Clause 3.01;
“Secured Assets” means
the following assets of the Supplier [insert
description of assets in respect of which
charge/mortgage may be created];
“Rupees” or “Rs.”
means the lawful currency of Pakistan;
“SBP” means the State
Bank of Pakistan established under the State
Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956 and includes any
successors thereto;
“SECP” means the Securities
and Exchange Commission of Pakistan established
under the Securities & Exchange Commission
of Pakistan Act, 1997 and includes any successors
thereto;
“Taxes” includes all
present and future taxes (including central
excise duty and sales tax), levies, imposts,
duties, stamp duties, penalties, fees or charges
of whatever nature together with delayed payment
charges thereon and penalties in respect thereof
and “Taxation”
shall be construed accordingly;
“Written
Offer” means the Offer made
by the Supplier to the Institution as per
Salam Document # __ .
1.04
Clause headings and the table of contents are
inserted for convenience of reference only and
shall be ignored in the interpretation of this
Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context
otherwise requires, references to Clauses and
Appendices are to be construed as references
to the clauses of, and Appendices to, this Agreement
and references to this Agreement include its
appendices; words importing the plural shall
include the singular and vice versa and reference
to a person shall be construed as including
references to an individual, firm, institution,
corporation, unincorporated body of persons
or any state or any agency thereof.
1.05
The recitals herein above and Appendices to
this Agreement shall form an integral part of
this Agreement.
2.
SUPPLY OF THE GOODS PURCHASED
2.01
The Supplier has agreed to supply the Goods
to the Institution pursuant to the Written Offer
for the Contract Price. Upon receipt by the
Institution of the Supplier’s Notice of
Delivery, which shall be date] or such other
date as may be mutually agreed between the parties
hereto, hereinafter referred to as Delivery
Date, advising the Institution to take delivery
of the Goods, the Institution shall receive
or cause to receive the Goods at the designated
point of delivery.;
2.02
The Goods shall remain at the risk of the Supplier
until they are delivered to the point of delivery
and have been inspected and accepted by the
Institution, immediately after which, all risks
in respect of the Goods shall be passed on to
the Institution;
3.
SECURITY
3.01
As security for the performance of this Agreement
by the Supplier under this Agreement, the Supplier
shall:
(a)
Furnish to the Institution a collateral(s),
substantially in the form and substance attached
hereto as Salam Document # __ ;
(b) Execute such further
deeds and documents as may from time to time
be required by the Institution for the purpose
of more fully securing and or perfecting the
security created in favour of the Institution;
and
(c) Create such other securities
to secure the Supplier’s obligations
under the Principal Documents as the parties,
hereto, may by mutual consent agree from time
to time.
(The above are hereinafter collectively referred
to as the "Security").
3.02 In addition to above,
the Supplier shall execute a demand promissory
note in favour of the Institution for the amount
of the Contract Price (the "Promissory
Note");
(The Security and the Promissory Note are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Security
Documents").
4.
FEES AND EXPENSES
It
is understood that each party shall bear the fees
and expenses incurred from its own account in
connection with the negotiation, preparation and
execution of the Principal Documents and of amendment
or extension of or the granting of any waiver
or consent under the Principal Documents.
5.
PAYMENT OF CONTRACT PRICE
Payment
to the Supplier under this Agreement has been
made of such withholding taxes that the institutions
is required to deduct under various laws in force.
The Institution shall promptly deliver to the
Supplier copies or originals of any receipts,
certificates or other proof evidencing the amounts
(if any) paid or payable in respect of any deduction
or withholding as aforesaid.
6.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
6.01
The Supplier warrants and represents to the
Institution that:
a.
The execution, delivery and performance of
the Principal Documents by the Supplier will
not (i) contravene any existing law, regulation
or authorization, which the supplier is subject
to, (ii) result in any breach of or default
under any agreement or other instrument to
which the Supplier is a party or is subject
to, or (iii) contravene any provision of the
constitutive documents of the Supplier or
any resolution adopted by the board of directors
or members of the Supplier;
b.
The financial statements together with the
notes to the accounts and all contingent liabilities
and assets that are disclosed therein represent
a true and fair financial position of the
business of the Supplier and to the best of
the knowledge of the Supplier there are no
material omissions and or misrepresentations.
c. All requisite corporate
and regulatory approvals required to be obtained
by the Supplier in order to enter into the
Principal Documents are in full force and
effect and such approvals permit the Supplier,
inter alia, to obtain the entire sales price
in advance under this Agreement and perform
its obligations hereunder and that the execution
of the Principal Documents by the Supplier
and the exercise of its rights and performance
of its obligations hereunder, constitute private
and commercial acts done for private and commercial
purposes;
d.
No material litigation, arbitration or administrative
proceedings is pending or threatened against
the Supplier or any of its assets;
e. It shall inform the Institution
within ------- Business Days of an event or
happening which may have an adverse effect
on the financial position of the Supplier,
whether such an event is recorded in the financial
statements or not as per applicable International
Accounting Standards, as applicable in Pakistan.
7.
UNDERTAKING
7.01
The Supplier covenants and undertakes that so
long as it remains obliged under this Agreement:
a.
It shall inform the Institution of any Event
of Default or any event, which with the giving
of notice or lapse of time or both would constitute
an Event of Default forthwith upon becoming
aware thereof;
b.
It shall do all such things and execute all
such documents which in the opinion of the
Institution may be necessary to;
(i)
enable the Institution to assign or otherwise
transfer the right of the Institution to
enable any creditor of the Institution or
to any third party to receive the delivery
of the Goods as the Institution may deem
fit at its entire discretion;
(ii) create and perfect
the Security;
(iii) maintain the Security in
full force and effect at all times including
the priority thereof;
(iv) maintain, insure and
pay all Taxes assessed in respect of the
Secured Assets and protect and enforce its
rights and title, and the rights of the
Institution in respect of the Secured Assets,
and;
(v)
preserve and protect the Secured Assets.
The Supplier shall at its own expense cause
to be delivered to the Institution such
other documentation and legal opinion(s)
as the Institution may reasonably require
from time to time in respect of the foregoing;
c.
It will satisfactorily insure all Secured
Assets with reputable companies offering protection
under the Islamic concept of Takaful. The
Secured Assets shall be comprehensively insured
(with a reputable insurance company to the
satisfaction of the Institution) against all
insurable risks, which may include fire, arson,
theft, accidents, collision, body and engine
damage, vandalism, riots and acts of terrorism,
and to assign all policies of insurance in
favour of the Institution to the extent of
the amount from time to time due under this
Agreement, and to cause the notice of the
interest of the Institution to be noted on
the policies of insurance, and to punctually
pay the premium due for such insurance’s
and to contemporaneously therewith deliver
the premium receipts to the Institution. Should
the Supplier fail to insure or keep insured
the Secured Assets and/or to deliver such
policies and premium receipts to the Institution,
then it shall be lawful for the Institution
but not obligatory to pay such premia and
to keep the Secured Assets so insured and
all cost charges and expenses incurred by
it for the purpose shall be charged to and
paid by the Supplier as if the same were part
of the monies due. The Supplier expressly
agrees that the Institution shall be entitled
to adjust, settle or compromise any dispute
with the insurance company (ies) and the insurance
arising under or in connection with the policies
of insurance and such adjustments/compromises
or settlements shall be binding on the Supplier
and the Institution shall be entitled to appropriate
and adjust the amount, if any received, under
the aforesaid policy or policies towards part
or full satisfaction of the Supplier's indebtedness
arising out of the above arrangements and
the Supplier shall not raise any question
or objection that larger sums might or should
have been received under the aforesaid policy
nor the Supplier shall dispute its liability(ies)
for the balance remaining due after such payment/adjustment;
d. Except as required in
the normal operation of its business, the
Supplier shall not, without the written consent
of the Institution, sell, transfer, lease
or otherwise dispose of all or a sizeable
part of its assets, or undertake or permit
any merger, consolidation, dismantling or
re organization which would materially affect
the Supplier’s ability to perform its
obligations under any of the Principal Documents;
e. It shall not (and shall
not agree to), except with the written consent
of the Institution, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien whatsoever upon
or with respect to the Secured Assets and
any other assets and properties owned by the
Supplier which may rank superior, pari passu
or inferior to the security created or to
be created in favour of the Institution pursuant
to the Principal Documents;
f. It shall forthwith inform
the Institution of:
(i)
Any event or factor, any litigation or proceedings
pending or threatened against the Supplier
which could materially and adversely affect
or be likely to materially and adversely
affect:
(a)
the financial condition of the Supplier;
(b) business or operations of
the Supplier; and
(c) the Supplier’s ability
to meet its obligations when due under
any of the Principal Documents,
(d) expiry or cancellation of
a material patent, copy right or license,
(e) loss of a key executive or
trade Agreement;
(ii)
Any change in the directors or management
of the Supplier;
(iii) Any actual or proposed
termination, rescission, discharge (otherwise
than by performance), amendment or waiver
or indulgence under any material provision
of any of the Principal Documents;
(iv) Any material notice or correspondence
received or initiated by the Supplier relating
to the License, consent or authorization
necessary for the performance by the Supplier
of its obligations under any of the Principal
Documents;
g.
The Supplier shall indemnify and hold the
Institution and its officers and employees
harmless against any claims on account of
quality, merchantability, fitness for use,
any latent or patent defects in the Goods
and any matters pertaining to intellectual
property rights in respect of such Goods.
8.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND TERMINATION
8.1
There shall be an Event of Default if in the
opinion of the Institution:
(a)
The Supplier fails to deliver the Goods contracted
to be delivered under this Agreement on the
Delivery Date at [insert Place of Delivery];
(b) Any representation or
warranty made or deemed to be made or repeated
by the Supplier in or pursuant to the principal
Documents or in any document delivered under
this Agreement is found to be incorrect;
(c) Any Indebtedness of the Supplier
in excess of Rs.__________ (Rupees ________________only)
is not paid when due or becomes due or capable
of being declared due in terms of this Agreement;
(d)
Any authority of or registration with governmental
or public bodies or courts required by the
Supplier in connection with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity, enforceability
or admissibility in evidence of the Principal
Documents are modified in a manner unacceptable
to the Institution or is not granted or is
revoked or otherwise ceases to be in full
force and effect;
(e) The total interruption
or cessation of the business activities of
the Supplier;
(f)
Any costs, charges and expenses under the
Principal Documents shall remain unpaid for
a period of _______ days after notice of demand
in that behalf has been received by the Supplier
from the Institution;
8.02
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the
Institution may without prejudice to any of
its other rights, at any time after the happening
of an Event of Default by notice to the Supplier
declare that:::
(a)
The obligation of the Institution to take
delivery of the Goods from the Supplier shall
be terminated, forthwith; and/or
(b)
The entire outstanding amount of the Contract
Price and any other amounts paid to the Supplier
under this Agreement along with all other
costs, charges, and expenses incurred or actual
loss sustained by the Institution shall forthwith
become due and refundable.
9.
PENALTY
9.01
Where any amount is required to be paid by the
Supplier under the Principal Documents on a
specified date and is not paid by that date,
or an extension thereof, permitted by the Institution
without any decrease in the Contract Price,
the Supplier hereby undertakes to pay directly
to the Charity Fund, constituted by the Institution,
a sum calculated @ ------% per annum for the
entire period of default, calculated on the
total amount of the obligations remaining un-discharged.
The Charity Fund shall be used at the absolute
discretion of the Institution, exclusively for
the purposes of approved charity.
9.02
In case
(i)
any amount(s) referred to in clause 9.01 above,
including the amount undertaken to be paid
directly to the Charity Fund, by the Supplier,
is not paid by him, or
(ii)
the Supplier delays the payment of any amount
due under the Principal Documents and/ or
the payment of amount to the Charity Fund
as envisaged under Clause 10.01 above, as
a result of which any direct or indirect costs
are incurred by the Institution, the Institution
shall have the right to approach a competent
Court
(i)
for recovery of any amounts remaining unpaid
as well as
(ii) for imposing of a
penalty on the Supplier. In this regard
the Supplier is aware and acknowledges that
notwithstanding the amount paid by the Supplier
to the Charity Fund of the Institution,
the Court has the power to impose penalty,
at its discretion, and from the amount of
such penalty, a smaller or bigger part,
depending upon the circumstances, can be
awarded as solatium to the Institution,
determined on the basis of direct and indirect
costs incurred, other than the opportunity
cost.
10.
INDEMNITIES
The
Supplier shall indemnify the Institution against
any expense, which the Institution shall prove
as rightly incurred by it as a consequence of
(i)
any default in performance of any obligations
under the Principal Documents,
(ii) the occurrence of any
Event of Default, and
(iii) arising out of any misrepresentation
11.
INCREASED COSTS
If
any law or regulation or any order of any court,
tribunal or authority has the effect of subjecting
the Supplier to Taxes or changes the basis or
rate of Taxation with respect to any payment or
other obligation under this Agreement (other than
Taxes or Taxation on the overall income of the
Institution), the same shall be borne by the Supplier.
No additional amount will be demanded or become
payable by Institution;
12.
SET-OFF
The
Supplier authorizes the Institution to apply any
credit balance to which the Supplier is entitled
or any amount which is payable by the Institution
to the Supplier at any time in or towards partial
or total satisfaction of any sum which may be
due from or payable by the Supplier to the Institution
under this Agreement including the Contract Price
upon occurrence of any event of the Supplier failing
to meet the delivery.
13. ASSIGNMENT
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Institution,
the Supplier and respective successors, assigns
and transferees of the parties hereto, provided
that the Supplier shall not assign or transfer
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the written consent of the Institution.
The Institution may assign all or any part of
its rights or transfer all or any part of its
obligations and/or commitments under this Agreement
to any financial institution or other person without
any consent of the Supplier. The Supplier shall
not be liable for the costs of the assignment
and/or transfer of commitments hereunder by the
Institution. If the Institution assigns all or
any part of its rights or transfers all or any
part of its obligations and commitments as provided
in this Clause, all relevant references in this
Agreement to the Institution shall thereafter
be construed as a reference to the Institution
and/or its assignee(s) or transferee(s) (as the
case may be) to the extent of their respective
interests.
14.
FORCE MAJEURE
Any
delays in or failure by a Party hereto in the
performance hereunder if and to the extent it
is caused by the occurrences or circumstances
beyond such Party’s reasonable control,
including but not limited to, acts of God, fire,
strikes or other labor disturbances, riots, civil
commotion, war (declared or not) sabotage, any
other causes, similar to those herein specified
which cannot be controlled by such Party. The
Party affected by such events shall promptly inform
the other Party of the occurrence of such events
and shall furnish proof of details of the occurrence
and reasons for its non-performance of whole or
part of this Agreement. The parties shall consult
each other to decide whether to terminate this
Agreement or to discharge part of the obligations
of the affected Party or extend its obligations
on a best efforts and an on arm’s length
basis.
15.
GENERAL
15.01
No failure or delay on the part of the Institution
to exercise any power, right or remedy under
this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof
nor shall a partial exercise by the Institution
of any power right or remedy preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other power right or remedy. The remedies
provided in this Agreement are cumulative and
are not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law;
15.02
This Agreement represents the entire Agreement
and understanding between the parties in relation
to the subject matter and no amendment or modification
to this Agreement will be effective or binding
unless it is in writing, signed by both parties
and refers to this Agreement;
15.03
This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed
in accordance with the Pakistani law. All competent
courts at _____ shall have the non-exclusive
jurisdiction to hear and determine any action,
claim or proceedings arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement.
15.04
Nothing contained herein shall prejudice or
otherwise affect the rights and remedies that
may otherwise be available under law to the
parties.
15.05
Any reconstruction, division, reorganization
or change in the constitution of the Institution
or its absorption in or amalgamation with any
other person or the acquisition of all or part
of its undertaking by any other person shall
not in any way prejudice or affect its rights
hereunder.
15.06
The two parties agree that any notice or communication
required or permitted by this Agreement shall
be deemed to have been given to the other party
seven days after the same has been posted by
registered mail or the next Business Day if
given by a facsimile message to telex or by
any other electronic means, or the next Business
Day as counted from the date of delivery if
delivered by courier mail;
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties to this
Agreement have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed on the date and year first aforementioned.
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