definiens: means an event which is beyond a non - performing Party ’s reasonable control, including an act of God, 109 strike, lock - out or other industrial / labour dispute s ( whether involving the workforce of the Party so prevented or of any other Person ), war, riot, civil commotion, terrorist act, epidemic, quarantine, fi re, flood, storm, earthquake or natural disaster . A Par ty that is prevented or delayed in its performance under this Agreement by an event of Force Majeure ( a ) shall, as soon as reasonably practical but no later than thirty ( 30 ) days after the occurrence of a Force Majeure event, give notic e in writing to the other Party specifying the nature an d extent of the event of Force Majeure, its anticip ated duration and any action being taken to avoid or min imize its effect . Subject to providing such notice and to this Section 18.5, the Force Majeure Party shall not be liable for delay in performance or for non - performance of its obligations under this Agreement, i n whole or in part, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, where non - performance or delay in p erformance has resulted from an event of Force Majeure . The suspension of performance allowed here under shall be of no greater scope and no longer duration than is reasonably required and the Force Majeure Party shall exert all reasonable efforts to avoid or remedy such Force Majeure