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eId="section-1-1-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>the parties to the contract have, before the contract is formed, come to an agreement which (whether in regard to the formation of that contract or to the formation of contracts which include that contract) provides otherwise.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-2"><num>(2)</num><intro><p>Such provision as is referred to in <ref href="#section-1-1">subsection (1)</ref><ref href="#section-1-1-a">(a)</ref> and <ref href="#section-1-1-b">(b)</ref>—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>may be express or implied, and</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-b"><num>(b)</num><intro><p>may be to the effect that the contract is to be formed—</p></intro><level class="para2" eId="section-1-2-b-i"><num>(i)</num><content><p>in a way other than in accordance with sections <ref href="#">2</ref> to <ref href="#">13</ref>, or</p></content></level><level class="para2" 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