Genre: Legal

General Conditions of Contract 45 . Software Licences Either All software licences for software due for delivery under this Contract shall be made between the Secretary of State for Defence and the Contractor . The licences shall be negotiated by the Ministry of Defence . This entire contract is subject to the satisfactory negotiation / agreement of software licences for all deliverable software with the exception of bespoke software . In the event that licenses are not negotiated AWE plc reserves the right to determine this contract upon written notice . or In performing this contract the Contractor hereby warrants that he has AWE plc ( as owner or licensee ) , to provide software required under this contract in accordance with the following terms : - Notwithstanding any contractual or licence term to the contrary the provisions of this clause shall have precedence . Software provided under this contract shall be licensed in the name of the Secretary of State for Defence ( hereinafter referred to as " The Secretary " ) but may be used by the Contractors and Sub-Contractors of the Secretary solely for the purpose of fulfilling contracts placed by or on behalf of the secretary . All Contractors and Sub-Contractors will be required to abide by the terms of the relevant software licence . No charge shall be made by the Secretary or the Licensor for the use of the software by a Contractor or Sub-Contractor in fulfilling a contract placed by or on behalf of the Secretary . or The software under this order shall be deemed to have been licensed to the Secretary of State for Defence under the terms and condition of MOD agreement .............. The provision of this order shall take precedence over that of any other licence agreement in the event of any conflict .