The British Compressed Air Society Limited shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising out of the use of this website or the reliance on information in it. The content of this paragraph and its disclaimers and exclusions shall apply to the maximum extent permissible by applicable laws. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Information & Disclaimers

The British Compressed Air Society Limited uses reasonable care to ensure that the information appearing on this web site is up to date and accurate. While the British Compressed Air Society Limited takes precautions to prevent the occurrence of errors and omissions, the user of this website should not take the accuracy of the information for granted but should check directly with the British Compressed Air Society Limited. None of the material contained in this website is to be relied upon as a statement or representation of fact.

The British Compressed Air Society Limited has no control over the use to which the information may be put by the user and accordingly shall not be liable for any loss of profits or contracts or any indirect or consequential loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the use of such information.

Links to Other Websites

It is not possible for the British Compressed Air Society Limited to review the content of all websites to which this website links and the British Compressed Air Society Limited cannot be held liable for their content. Users of this website link to other websites at their own risk and use those websites according to the terms and conditions of use of those websites.

Transmitted Material

Any material or information transmitted to or posted to this website by any means will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be disseminated or stored or used by the British Compressed Air Society Limited for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products and services.

Do not post or transmit to or from this website any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or any other material which could give rise to any civil or criminal liability in the territory to which this website relates.

Online Payments

To attend our events or purchase from the shop, an online registration is required. This in turn will create a user profile for the contact and may create a profile for the attendee. It is sometimes required that a purchase or registration is immediately followed by an online card payment. The payment is processed via Secure Trading’s secure online payment terminal. Depending on the purchase, we might be able to provide a refund due to cancellations, please check the event’s page for more details.

Payments or Cancellation

Events

Notice of cancellation The percentage total booking value payable by delegates
More than 12 Weeks (84 days) No additional charge – the balance for the Booking will not be due, however the 25% Booking will not be refunded
More than 8 Weeks but less than 12 Weeks (56-83 days) 50% of the total Booking cost will be charged, and the 50% remainder will be refunded to You
More than 4 Weeks but less than 8 Weeks (28-55 days) 75% of the total Booking cost will be charged, and the 25% remainder will be refunded to You
More than 2 days but less than 4 Weeks (2-27 days) 90% of the total Booking cost will be charged, and the 10% remainder will be refunded to You
Less than 2 days to 0 days 100% of the Booking Fee will be charged

The cancellation must be received in writing at events@bcas.org.uk

On receipt of the cancellation, the above chart states the amount the Guest remains liable for at that point in time.

Cancellation due to an extenuating circumstance may be reviewed by the Executive Director who in turn will recommend the appropriate refund and action to the Board of Directors for approval Extenuating circumstances may be considered at the total discretion of the BCAS board

We will make every attempt to sell your place at the event to obtain a replacement booking dependant on the impact on the event a refund may be considered by the board of Directors. An Administration Fee of £100 will be charged and will be deducted from the refund sum

Training

  1. Fees must be paid in full to BCAS before training can commence
  2. Membership rates will only apply once the annual membership subscription has been paid and BCAS reserves the right to charge the non-members rate should membership not proceed or renew.
  3. Customers of BCAS members special rates will only apply once the annual membership subscription has been paid and BCAS reserves the right to charge the non-members rate should membership not proceed or renew.
  4. All events/training booked are allocated to the individual and are not transferable either to a new employee or to a new employer.
  5. All training courses have an availability duration and must be completed within that time frame
    1. Diploma in compressed air management 24 months
    2. Blended learning events 6 months
    3. E-learning courses 2 months
    4. NVQ qualifications 18 months
  6. Cancellation fees due
    1. Once a course has been allocated refunds cannot be processed.
    2. Delegate no show course fee remains payable no refund can be processed
  7. Examination
    1. Examinations/ test are due to be sat within the course validity period.
    2. An examination date can only be deferred once free of charge
    3. Request for deferment must be made 30 days before the examination date
    4. DipCAM examination second deferment will be charged at £35.00 for the examination and must be taken within the course validity period
    5. Delegate no show for a booked DipCAM examination will be charged at £150.00
  8. Course validity and study period All courses have a course validity period once that is lapsed a new course will need to be purchased to allow the delegate to continue.
  9. Resit of examinations can only be taken within the course validity period – outside of this time frame BCAS reserve the right to charge a licencing fee for use of the LMS – although permission to continue with the training may be refused once the course validity period has lapsed

CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

  1. Any Member may retire upon giving at least six months written notice to the Society provided that after such retirement the number of Members is not less than one.
  2. Any Member shall retire if that Member ceases to be an Eligible Company. In case of doubt as to whether or not a Member has ceased to be an Eligible Company the Executive Committee’s view shall be final and the Executive Committee shall not be bound to give any reason for its decision.
  3. Any Member which resigns or ceases to be an Eligible Company, or which is removed as a Member shall remain liable to pay the whole of any annual subscription for the year during which Membership is terminated and any other amounts accruing due to the Society prior to the date upon which Membership is terminated.
  4. Any Member who shall disregard any provision of these Articles or any Bye-Law or who shall be guilty of conduct which, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, is inimical to the objects or interests of the Society shall be liable to expulsion from the Society on the recommendation of a resolution of the Executive Committee passed by not less than two-thirds in number of the members of the Executive Committee present and voting. Any such Member shall at the same time as such resolution of the Executive Committee is passed automatically cease to be a Member and any Director or Senior Manager nominated by that Member shall also cease to be a member of any committee of which that person is a member.
  5. Upon cessation of membership, a former Member shall be required to return to the
    Association any documentation and shall be required to delete all references to membership from such stationery and advertising material as may be in its possession.