Vis Major definition

Vis Major means an insurmountable obstacle, caused by a supervening event beyond the control of the person who is to perform.

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Vis Major means any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the BRP and/or the Company, and includes but is not limited to an act of nature or public enemy, fire, explosion, earthquake, flood, storm or other adverse weather, war declared or undeclared, civil war, revolution, civil commotion or other civil strife, riot, strikes, industrial action, blockade, embargo, sanctions, epidemics, pandemics, act of any government or other authority, compliance with government orders, demands or regulations, as well as shortages,

Vis Major means any event that is outside of Tarsus’ reasonable control including but not limited to: any national state of disaster or other circumstances impacting the availability of the goods as required by Tarsus and within the times required by Tarsus, or preventing the free supply of goods or free movement of people or goods; pandemic; war (declared or not); terrorism; robbery or theft; hi-jacking; civil unrest; loss of warehousing; fire; explosion; strikes; lockouts; international restrictions; any actions of government (foreign or local); the inability of the vendor / manufacturer to meet an order of Tarsus within usual and / or required time frames for any reason; or the inability or failure of the vendor / manufacturer to supply or deliver the goods to Tarsus in South Africa within usual and / or required time frames for any reason.

Examples of Vis Major in a sentence

• In the case of any substantial impairment of the implementation of the provisions of this Treaty caused by Vis Major, KOBWA, the JWC and the Parties shall at their various levels, jointly and severally, immediately take all necessary measures permitted by circumstances to mitigate such impairment whereafter the Parties shall agree on further action.

• Physical damage caused for example by a third party collision or by Vis Major is therefore excluded from the scope of the fixed fee.

• If the event gets canceled due ACT OF GOD (natural disaster, government shutdown, pandemic, epidemic, war, strike, vandalism, end of the world, or any other Vis Major) you have up to 60 days to reschedule your event at no extra charge if items are available, or credit will be given towards another event.

• Neither Party shall have any claim of any nature whatsoever against the other Party for any failure to carry out any of its obligations under this Agreement because of Vis Major.

• Should Vis Major be in operation the terms defined herein shall extend accordingly.

• In the case of any substantial impairment of the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement caused by Vis Major, the PWC and the Parties shall at their various levels, jointly and severally, immediately take all necesssary [sic] measures permitted by circumstances to mitigate such impairment Thereafter the Parties shall agree on further action.

• Should the circumstances of Vis Major continue or be likely to continue for an unreasonably long time, having regard to the nature of the affected obligation/s and the surrounding circumstances, either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to that effect to the other Party.

• If performance by either Party should become objectively impossible in consequence of Vis Major, that Party’s obligations will be suspended with effect as from the time when performance became impossible.

More Definitions of Vis Major

Vis Major means any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the BRP and/or the Company, and includes but is not limited to an act of nature or public enemy, fire, explosion, earthquake, flood, storm or other adverse

Vis Major acts of God, strikes, lockout, war, blockades, revolutions, fire, riots, insurrections, civil commotions, lightning, fire, storm, floods, earthquakes, explosions, embargoes, government restraint or regulation and any other cause whether of the kind specifically hereinbefore referred to or otherwise which is not reasonably within the control of the PARTY thereby affected

Vis Major includes (without detracting from any other occurrences covered by the rules and principles relating to vis major) casus fortuitus, plague, epidemic, pandemic, Government action and regulation, as well as shortages, interruptions, fluctuations or the unavailability of electrical power, water supply or means of communication, which cannot, according to objective standards of reasonable conduct, be avoided by the party whose performance is affected thereby;

Vis Major means a “greater or superior force; an irresistible force.” Black’s Law Dictionary, at 1410 (5th ed. 1979).