Term, Termination and Suspension 18.1 This Agreement shall be effective from the Effective Date for the Term. The Service shall commence on the Commencement Date and continue until the Completion Date, whereupon this Agreement shall expire unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms.
18.2 You shall not commence any additional service in the event of notification of termination of this Agreement, however, in the event that service is provided to us beyond the Completion Date, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall continue on a day-to-day basis terminable without cause upon twenty-four (24) hours prior written notice by either party to the other.
18.3 Either party may terminate a Service or this Agreement, in part or in whole, during the Term upon prior written notice without cause in accordance with the termination notice period as set out in Schedule 1.
18.4 We may terminate this Agreement at any time based upon your default of your obligations under this Agreement. We, in our sole discretion, may provide you with a notice to cure (“Cure Notice”) the breach that would otherwise amount to a basis to terminate this Agreement as a result of your failure to fulfill your obligations hereunder. You shall respond to any such Cure Notice within a reasonable time or within such time as provided therein, and you shall either cure the specified breach or provide assurances to cure the same which we, in our sole discretion, deem adequate.
18.5 Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately, if the other party:
(a) commits an irremediable breach; or
(b) is subject to a change of control or chooses to discontinue its business; or
(c) if the other party has a lack of funding or becomes or is deemed insolvent; or
(d) if the other party’s performance is affected by a force majeure event which lasts seven (7) days or more.
18.6 In the event of termination of this Agreement, all Fees then due and payable shall be paid to you.
18.7 Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, you shall return all Government property or information or you shall irretrievably delete, as commercially practicable as possible, all Confidential Information, stored in any way using any device or application and all matter derived from such sources which is in your possession, custody or power and provide a signed statement that you have fully complied with your obligations under this section, save for any back-up required by law or as required in accordance with your record retention policy.
18.8 Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, you shall provide us with all such assistance as may be reasonably necessary in order to end the relationship in a manner which causes the least inconvenience to us including assisting with the transfer of Data.
18.9 We may temporarily suspend a Service hereunder and shall confirm such instruction in writing to you.
18.10 Upon any such suspension, we shall pay all Fees and Expenses up until the time of such suspension of a Service. If, following suspension of a Service, there is no resumption within six (6) months, this Agreement may be terminated by you, and us shall make a payment of all outstanding Fees and Expenses in accordance with this Agreement if such amounts are due.
18.11 We may issue a written order to resume the provision of the Service within six (6) months of suspension in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
18.12 The rights arising under this termination section represent your sole remedy and excludes common law rights to terminate and claim damages for any Loss you may suffer under this Agreement.
