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<Text>Sections <InternalLink Ref="section-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/2">2</InternalLink> to <InternalLink Ref="section-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/13" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/13">13</InternalLink> apply in relation to the formation of a contract except in so far as—</Text>
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<Text>the offer, or any counter-offer, provides otherwise, or</Text>
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<Text>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.</Text>
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<Text>Such provision as is referred to in <InternalLink Ref="section-1-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/1/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/1/1">subsection (1)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-1-1-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/1/1/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/1/1/a">(a)</InternalLink> and <InternalLink Ref="section-1-1-b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/1/1/b" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/1/1/b">(b)</InternalLink>—</Text>
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<Text>may be express or implied, and</Text>
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<Text>may be to the effect that the contract is to be formed—</Text>
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<Text>in a way other than in accordance with sections <InternalLink Ref="section-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/2">2</InternalLink> to <InternalLink Ref="section-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/13" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/13">13</InternalLink>, or</Text>
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<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>in accordance with sections <InternalLink Ref="section-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/2">2</InternalLink> to <InternalLink Ref="section-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/13" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/13">13</InternalLink> but with such modifications to them as the parties may agree between themselves.</Text>
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