Majeure Events Clause Samples

A Majeure Events clause defines circumstances under which a party is excused from performing contractual obligations due to extraordinary events beyond their control, such as natural disasters, war, or government actions. This clause typically outlines what qualifies as a force majeure event and the procedures parties must follow, such as providing notice or attempting to mitigate the impact. Its core function is to allocate risk and provide relief from liability when unforeseen events make performance impossible or impracticable, thereby ensuring fairness and clarity in the face of uncontrollable disruptions.
Majeure Events. 19.1 Subject to clauses 19.2 to 19.6, each Party shall be relieved from liability for non-performance of its obligations under this Agreement (other than any obligation to make payment) to the extent that it is not able to perform such obligations by reason of a Force Majeure Event. 19.2 Each Party shall at all times following the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event: (a) take all reasonable steps to prevent and mitigate the consequences of such an event upon the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, resume performance of its obligations affected by the Force Majeure Event as soon as practicable and use all reasonable endeavours in accordance with Good Industry Practice to remedy its failure to perform; and (b) not be relieved from liability under this Agreement to the extent that it is not able to perform, or has not in fact performed, its obligations under this Agreement due to any failure to comply with its obligations under clause 19.2(a). 19.3 On the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, the affected Party shall serve notice on the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within ten (10) Working Days of it becoming aware of the relevant Force Majeure Event. Such notification shall give sufficient details to identify the particular event claimed to be a Force Majeure Event and shall contain such relevant information relating to the failure to perform (or delay in performing) as is available, including the date of occurrence of the Force Majeure Event, the effect of the Force Majeure Event on the ability of the affected Party to perform, the action being taken in accordance with clause 19.2(a) and an estimate of the period of time required to overcome the effects of the Force Majeure Event. The affected Party shall provide the other Party with any further information it receives or becomes aware of which relates to the Force Majeure Event and provide an update on the estimate of the period of time required to overcome its effects. 19.4 The affected Party shall notify the other Party as soon as practicable once the performance of its affected obligations can be resumed (performance to continue on the terms existing immediately prior to the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event). 19.5 As soon as practicable following the notification described in clause 19.3, the Parties shall use all reasonable endeavours to agree appropriate terms or modifications to the Implementation Programme to mitigate the effects of the Force Maj...
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Majeure Events. Neither party shall be in breach of this Contract, nor liable for any failure or delay to perform any of its obligations (save in respect of any payment obligation) in relation to a Booking due to an Force Majeure Event and the party concerned shall not incur any liability.
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Related to Majeure Events

  • Force Majeure Events a) Neither Party shall be responsible or liable for or deemed in breach hereof because of any delay or failure in the performance of its obligations hereunder (except for obligations to pay money due prior to occurrence of Force Majeure events under this Agreement) or failure to meet milestone dates due to any event or circumstance (a "Force Majeure Event") beyond the reasonable control of the Party experiencing such delay or failure, including the occurrence of any of the following: i) acts of God; ii) typhoons, floods, lightning, cyclone, hurricane, drought, famine, epidemic, plague or other natural calamities; iii) acts of war (whether declared or undeclared), invasion or civil unrest; iv) any requirement, action or omission to act pursuant to any judgment or order of any court or judicial authority in India (provided such requirement, action or omission to act is not due to the breach by the SPG or of any Law or any of their respective obligations under this Agreement); v) inability despite complying with all legal requirements to obtain, renew or maintain required licenses or Legal Approvals; vi) earthquakes, explosions, accidents, landslides; fire; vii) expropriation and/or compulsory acquisition of the Project in whole or in part by Government Instrumentality; viii) chemical or radioactive contamination or ionizing radiation; or ix) damage to or breakdown of transmission facilities of GETCO/ DISCOMs; x) Exceptionally adverse weather condition which are in excess of the statistical measure of the last hundred (100) years.

  • Force Majeure Event 16.1 If a Force Majeure Event gives rise to a failure or delay in either party performing any obligation under this Agreement (other than any obligation to make a payment), that obligation will be suspended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event. 16.2 A party that becomes aware of a Force Majeure Event which gives rise to, or which is likely to give rise to, any failure or delay in that party performing any obligation under this Agreement, must: (a) promptly notify the other; and (b) inform the other of the period for which it is estimated that such failure or delay will continue. 16.3 A party whose performance of its obligations under this Agreement is affected by a Force Majeure Event must take reasonable steps to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure Event.

  • MAJEURE 25.1 Neither Party shall have any claim against the other Party arising from any failure or delay in the performance of any obligation of either Party under this Agreement caused by an act of force majeure such as acts of God, fire, flood, war, lockout, government action, laws or regulations, terrorism or civil disturbance, defaults or other circumstances or factors beyond the reasonable control of either Party, and to the extent that the performance of obligations of either Party hereunder is delayed by virtue of the aforegoing, any period stipulated for any such performance shall be reasonably extended. Transnet may however rely on strikes, industrial dispute and riots as a ground of force majeure. 25.2 Each Party will take all reasonable steps by whatever lawful means that are available to resume full performance as soon as practicable and will seek agreement to modification of the relevant provisions of this Agreement in order to accommodate the new circumstances caused by the act of force majeure. If a Party fails to agree with such modifications proposed by the other Party within 90 [ninety] calendar days of the act of force majeure first occurring, either Party may thereafter terminate this Agreement with immediate notice.

  • Force Majeure If by reason of Force Majeure, either party hereto shall be rendered unable wholly or in part to carry out its obligations under this Agreement through no fault of its own then such party shall give notice and full particulars of Force Majeure in writing to the other party within a reasonable time after occurrence of the event or cause relied upon. Upon delivering such notice, the obligation of the affected party, so far as it is affected by such Force Majeure as described, shall be suspended during the continuance of the inability then claimed but for no longer period, and such party shall endeavor to remove or overcome such inability with all reasonable dispatch. In the event that Vendor’s obligations are suspended by reason of Force Majeure, all TIPS Sales accepted prior to the Force Majeure event shall be the legal responsibility of Vendor and the terms of the TIPS Sale Supplemental Agreement shall control Vendor’s failure to fulfill for a Force Majeure event.

  • Reporting of Non-Force Majeure Events Each Party (the “Notifying Party”) shall notify the other Parties when the Notifying Party becomes aware of its inability to comply with the provisions of this Agreement for a reason other than a Force Majeure event. The Parties agree to cooperate with each other and provide necessary information regarding such inability to comply, including the date, duration, reason for the inability to comply, and corrective actions taken or planned to be taken with respect to such inability to comply. Notwithstanding the foregoing, notification, cooperation or information provided under this Article shall not entitle the Party receiving such notification to allege a cause for anticipatory breach of this Agreement.