term) or any other default, act, omission, negligence or statement of the relevant Party or the Staff in connection with or in relation to the of the Contract and in respect of which such Party is liable to the other. “DPA” means the Data Protection Act 1998 and any subordinate legislation made under such Act from time to time together with any guidance and/or codes of practice issued by the Information Commissioner or relevant government department in relation to such legislation. “Environmental Information Regulations” means the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and any guidance and/or codes of practice issued by the Information Commissioner or relevant government department in relation to such regulations. “Equipment” means the Contractor’s equipment, plant, materials and such other items supplied and used by the Contractor in the performance of its obligations under the Contract. “FOIA” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and any subordinate legislation made under this Act from time to time together with any guidance and/or codes of practice issued by the Information Commissioner or relevant government department in relation to such legislation. “Force Majeure” means any event or occurrence which is outside the reasonable control of the Party concerned and which is not attributable to any act or failure to take preventative action by that Party, including fire; flood; violent storm; pestilence; explosion; malicious damage; armed conflict; acts of terrorism; nuclear, biological or chemical warfare; or any other disaster, natural or man-made, but excluding: (a) any industrial action occurring within the Contractor’s or any organisation; or (a) the failure by any sub-Contractor to perform its obligations under any sub-Contract. “Fraud” means any offence under Laws creating offences in respect of fraudulent acts or at common law in respect of fraudulent acts in relation to the Contract or defrauding or attempting to defraud or conspiring to defraud the Client. “General Change in Law” means a change in Law which comes into effect after the Commencement Date, where the change is of a general legislative nature (including taxation or duties of any sort affecting the Contractor) or which would affect or relate to a comparable supply of goods of the same or a similar nature to the supply of the Goods. “Good Industry Practice” means standards, practices, methods and procedures conforming to the Law and the degree of skill and care, diligence, matter
“Quality Standards” means the quality standards published by BSI British Standards, the National Standards Body of the United Kingdom, the International Organisation for Standardization or other reputable or equivalent body, (and their successor bodies) that a skilled and experienced operator in the same type of industry or business sector as the Contractor would reasonably and ordinarily be expected to comply with, and as may be further detailed in the Specification Schedule. “Rebate” means A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment by the Contractor to the Client for goods, services or works that are materially higher than initial expectations. “Regulatory Bodies” means those government departments and regulatory, statutory and other entities, committees, ombudsmen and bodies which, whether under statute, rules, regulations, codes of practice or otherwise, are entitled to regulate, investigate, or influence the matters dealt with in the Contract or any other affairs of the Client and “Regulatory Body” shall be construed accordingly. “Replacement Contractor” means any third party service provider appointed by the Client to supply any services which are substantially similar to any of the Services and which the Client receives in substitution for any of the Services following the expiry, termination or partial termination of the Contract. “Request for Information” shall have the meaning set out in FOIA or the Environmental Information Regulations as relevant (where the meaning set out for the term “request” shall apply). “Schedule” means a schedule attached to, and forming part of, the Contract. “Services” means any services to be supplied as specified in the Specification. “Specific Change in Law” means a change in Law which comes into effect after the Commencement Date that relates specifically to the business of the Client, and which would not affect a comparable supply of goods of the same or a similar nature to the supply of the Goods. “Specification” means the description of the Services or goods to be supplied under the Contract as set out in the Specification Schedule including, where appropriate, the Key Personnel, the Premises and the Quality Standards. “Specification Schedule” means Schedule 1, containing details of the Specification.