Common use of Authorised Officer Clause in Contracts

Authorised Officer. The Authorised Officer is authorised to give instructions to and to receive enquiries from the Customer in respect of the Contract to agree the operational details of the Harvesting. The Customer shall comply with all reasonable instructions of the Authorised Officer. For the avoidance of doubt, any variations to this Contract that would affect the value or the Term must be dealt with in accordance with Condition 16. From time to time, the Authorised Officer may appoint one or more NRW personnel to act in his place, whether generally or for specified purposes or periods. The Authorised Officer shall notify the Customer of any such appointments. The Customer shall appoint a Customer’s Representative, who shall be authorised to act on behalf of the Customer for all purposes concerned with this Contract. Any statement or instruction made or given to the Customer's Representative shall be deemed to have been given to the Customer. The Customer shall also appoint a person who is competent to fulfil the duties of the Forestry Works Manager, to commission the Harvesting and to be responsible for the safe planning and execution of all necessary activities in and around the Work Site. The Customer’s Representative and the Forestry Works Manager may be the same individual. The Customer will provide NRW’s Authorised Officer with the name and contact details of the Customer’s Representative and the Forestry Works Manager prior to the Felling Commencement Date and will notify NRW promptly of any changes during the Term. The Customer's Representative, the Forestry Works Manager and the Authorised Officer shall be available during Working Hours to communicate with each other. The Customer’s Representative, the Forestry Works Manager and the Authorised Officer or their respective nominated deputies must also be contactable outside of Working Hours in case of emergency. If the Authorised Officer or the Customer's Representative or the Forestry Works Manager is unavailable for whatever reason, each shall authorise a deputy to perform their duties. The Customer shall give Notice of any change of the Customer's Representative or the Forestry Works Manager or their deputies to the Authorised Officer as soon as reasonably practical. The Customer's Representative shall immediately inform the Authorised Officer of any acts or omissions on the part of NRW that may prevent or hinder the Customer from undertaking the Harvesting. The provision of information under this Condition 8.8 shall not in any way release or excuse the Customer from any of its obligations under this Contract. The Customer shall be responsible for the activities of the Customer's Personnel. The Customer shall engage sufficient competent, qualified and experienced persons in accordance with applicable FISA guidance to ensure that the Harvesting is undertaken at all times and in all respects in accordance with the Contract. The Customer and its Personnel shall not recover stranded machines or vehicles using lifting or towing methods without first informing NRW’s Authorised Officer. All recovery operations must be undertaken using appropriate safe methods by competent operatives who have been trained in the use of the equipment and work methods employed to effect the recovery. The Authorised Officer may, if he or she considers it reasonable to do so because of the nature of the Contract or the locations at which it is to be performed or the behaviour of any of the Customer's Personnel, require any of the Customer’s Personnel to be removed from the performance of the Contract (the “Identified Personnel”). The Customer shall immediately remove the Identified Personnel and provide a replacement of similar skills and experience. NRW shall not be liable either to the Customer or to the Identified Personnel in respect of any liability, loss or damage occasioned by such removal from the performance of the Contract.