Common use of Handling Fee Clause in Contracts

Handling Fee. 5.1 Each member is required to pay a handling fee calculated in accordance with the amounts shown in Schedule 1, on the basis of all food items distributed to the relevant member in each calendar month. For the purposes of this clause, food is deemed to be distributed to a member when it has been allocated to that member, notwithstanding that food has not been collected by the member. 5.2 The handling fee is not linked to the value of food supplied but relates directly to the cost of storing and handling those products and is used to help defray Foodbank’s overhead costs. 5.3 Foodbank reserves the right to waive or reduce the handling fee on selected items generally, on such terms and conditions as the CEO/GMO may from time to time determine. 5.4 Schedule 1 may be varied from time to time by the Board of Foodbank at its discretion. 5.5 Foodbank invoices each member for the handling fee at the end of each withdrawal, and fees will be charged as per trading terms detailed in Schedule 1. Payment shall be in cash, credit/debit card or by prior arrangement, on a 30-day account.