Warranty by K.I.C. Limited
K.I.C. warrants to the original purchaser for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase that the article identified by the serial label/plate is free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service, subject to the provisions of clauses 1 to 13 hereinbelow: 1.1 At-any time within the warranty period K.I.C. will cause to be replaced or repaired any part found by K.I.C. to be defective. 1.2 K.I.C. shall have an unfettered discretion to have a part/parts repaired asopposed to having same replaced. 2. In the event of adefect to an article requiring to be remedied in terms of this warranty, provided the article is in a locality no further than 50 kilometres from a K.I.C. branch or the nearest K.I.C. designated repairer nocharge in respect of travelling time and travelling expenses will be levied. Outside the 50 kilometre radius the purchaser will be liable to K.I.C. or the repairer for travelling time and travelling expenses in accordance with the prevailing rate of charges from time to time of K.I.C. or its designated repairer (whichever may be applicable), such charges to be levied only as regards the excess kilometres travelled beyond the 50 kilometre radius, the said charges to apply mutatis mutandis to the service engineer�s return journey. 3. Anything to the contrary herein contained faulty materials or faulty manufacture. notwithstanding, the defect must be due entirely
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4. Thewarrantyexcludesdefectscaused to thearticlearising fromafailuretoadhere toinstructions given in this booklet, incorrect voltages or faults in the electrical power system, damage caused bylightning,strikes,misuseorabuseof thearticle,useof thearticleforpurposesotherthan that for which it was designed, fire, flood, war, civil disturbance, industrial action, acts of God or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of K.I.C. 5.1 K.I.C. shall not, under any circumstances whatsoever, be liable for any damages sustained due to failureof operation ormalfunctioning of the article, norforconsequential damagesof whatsoever nature, howsoever arising. 5.2 Without derogating from thegeneralityof theaforegoing, K.I.C.shall not beliableforanydamages arising from the malfunctioning andlordamageoflto the article arising from foreign objects finding their way into the working parts of the article, e.g. a coin blocking a washing machine pump. 6. The warranty does not apply to fuses, styli, external plugs, cables, plastic, rubberand glass parts, nor will it apply in the event of an article designed for normal domestic use being used for commercial, industrial or any purpose for which it was not designed. 7. This warranty shall furthermore not be applicable should the article be dismantled/serviced/ repaired/modified in any way by anyone other than K.I.C. or its designated repairer or any party authorised by K.I.C. thereto, nor in the event of the defacement or renewal of the serial label/plate. 8. Thewarrantyshall applyto thearticleonlywhilesameisstillownedand possessed bytheoriginal purchaserandprovidedthat itwaspurchasedandretainedforuseintheRepublicofSouthAfrica, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Transkei, Ciskei, Venda, Bophuthatswana, Lebowa. 9. Any defective part which has been replaced shall become the property of the repairer. 10. In thecaseof acash sale(asopposed toacredit agreement subject tothe provisionsof thecredit AgreementsAct,1980,oranyamendingorsubstitutedlegislation)thiswarrantyreplacesanyliability of K.I.C. at common law in respect of latent defects. 11. Repairs effected or parts replaced in terms of this warranty will be subject to warranty only for the duration of the balance of the original warranty period relating to the article. 12. The purchaser hereby acknowledges that no representations or warranties other than those set out herein have induced the purchaser to purchase this article, or form part of the contract of purchase and sale of this article. 13. Evidence as to the date of purchase must be produced obtain the benefit of this warranty. by the purchaser at the material time to
