DATED
2015
LICENCE
relating to the area known as [
between
THE CORNWALL COUNCIL
and
[
] TOWN/PARISH COUNCIL
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]
THIS LICENCE is dated
2015
PARTIES
(1)
THE CORNWALL COUNCIL of New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1
3AY (Licensor).
(2)
[
] TOWN/PARISH COUNCIL of [
] (Licensee).
AGREED TERMS
1.
INTERPRETATION
The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this licence.
1.1
Definitions:
Services:
the maintenance of the Site as a grassed open space to
include:

cutting and trimming grass at regular intervals and on at least four
occasions between 1 April and 31 October each year;

trimming hedges;

regular pruning of trees (if any) within the Site;

keeping the Site free from invasive weeds and species;

removing all cuttings, trimmings, weed and other waste material
from the Site and disposing of it in accordance with all statutory
provisions;

litter picking the Site as often as reasonably necessary but always
prior to grass cutting and disposing of the collected litter in
accordance with all statutory provisions;

disposing of any items removed from the Site in accordance with all
statutory provisions;

maintaining all structures and furniture located on the Site in good
repair and condition and painted or otherwise treated as and when
necessary;

maintaining ancient monuments located on, in or under the Site in
accordance with any prescriptions or restrictions imposed by its
status as an ancient monument (if any);
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
maintain the pond[s] in good condition, free from harmful algae
and sufficiently stocked with plants;

maintain any water pumps in good repair and condition.
Site: the land at [
]
shown
edged
red
on
the
plan
attached to this licence.
2.
LICENCE
2.1
The Licensor permits the Licensee to enter onto the Site to provide the
Services from the date of this licence until terminated in accordance with
clause 4.
2.2
The Licensee acknowledges that:
(a)
the Licensee shall enter onto the Site as a licensee and that no
relationship of landlord and tenant is created between the Licensor
and the Licensee by this licence;
(b)
the Licensor retains control and possession of the Site and the
Licensee has no right to exclude the Licensor from the Site;
(c)
the licence granted by this agreement is personal to the Licensee
and is not assignable and the rights given in clause 2 may only be
exercised by the Licensee and its employees.
3.
LICENSEE’S COVENANTS
The Licensee agrees and undertakes:
(a)
to provide the Services;
(b)
to notify the Licensor should the Licensee discover the presence of
(or reasonably suspect to be present) Japanese Knotweed on the
Site;
(c)
to prevent any cuttings, trimmings or weeds to pass onto the
public highway;
(d)
to dispose of all cutting, trimmings, weeds and litter collected as
part of the Services through a commercial waste operator in
accordance with all statutory provisions;
(e)
not to damage any signposts located on the Site and to notify the
Licensor as soon as reasonably practicable following any damage;
(f)
not to make any alteration or addition whatsoever to the Site
other than as permitted by the Services;
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(g)
to replace any structures or furniture that become beyond
economical repair;
(h)
not
to
display
any
advertisement,
signboards,
nameplate,
inscription, flag, banner, placard, poster, signs or notices at the
Site [other than those erected at the date of this licence];
(i)
not to do or permit to be done on the Site anything which is illegal
or which may be or become a nuisance (whether actionable or
not), annoyance, inconvenience or disturbance to the Licensor or
any owner or occupier of neighbouring property;
(j)
not to permit the grazing of any animals on the Site;
(k)
at its own expense immediately to take out and thereafter to keep
in force throughout the term created by this licence an insurance
policy for a minimum cover of £5 million in respect of any one
accident and/or series of accidents arising out of any one event
but otherwise without limitation) against all risks arising in
consequence of the user of the Site for the purposes mentioned in
this agreement;
(l)
at its own expense to comply with all requirements of any local or
other statutory authority in relation to the Site including (but
without
prejudice
to
the
generality
of
the
foregoing)
all
requirements of the Licensor in its capacity as highway authority;
(m) to indemnify the Licensor and keep the Licensor indemnified
against
all
losses,
claims,
demands,
actions,
proceedings,
damages, costs, expenses or other liability in any way arising
from:
(i)
this licence;
(ii)
any breach of the Licensee's undertakings contained in
clause Error! Reference source not found.; and/or
(iii)
the exercise of any rights given in clause 2.
4.
TERMINATION
4.1
This licence shall end on the earliest of:
(a)
the expiry of any notice given by the Licensor to the Licensee at
any time of breach of any of the Licensee's obligations contained
in clause Error! Reference source not found.; or
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(b)
the expiry of not less than two weeks' notice given by the Licensor
to the Licensee or by the Licensee to the Licensor.
4.2
Termination of this licence shall not affect the rights of either party in
connection with any breach of any obligation under this licence which
existed at or before the date of termination.
5.
LIMITATION OF LICENSOR'S LIABILITY
5.1
Subject to clause 5.2, the Licensor is not liable for:
(a)
the death of, or injury to the Licensee or its employees; or
(b)
damage to any property of the Licensee or that of the Licensee's
employees; or
(c)
any losses, claims, demands, actions, proceedings, damages,
costs or expenses or other liability incurred by Licensee or the
Licensee's employees in the exercise or purported exercise of the
rights granted by clause 2.
5.2
Nothing in clause 5.1 shall limit or exclude the Licensor's liability for:
(a)
death or personal injury or damage to property caused by
negligence on the part of the Licensor or its employees or agents;
or
(b)
any matter in respect of which it would be unlawful for the
Licensor to exclude or restrict liability.
6.
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
A person who is not a party to this licence shall not have any rights under
the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this
licence.
7.
GOVERNING LAW
This licence and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it
or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or
claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
England and Wales.
8.
JURISDICTION
Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall
have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or
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in connection with this licence or its subject matter or formation (including
non-contractual disputes or claims).
This licence has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of it.
Signed on behalf of the Licensor
……………………………………………………
by an authorised signatory
Signed on behalf of the Licensee
……………………………………………………
by an authorised signatory
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