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<Text>In relation to the formation of a contract, notification of acceptance of an offer is only effective if it occurs—</Text>
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<Text>before the expiry of any period of time specified in the offer, or</Text>
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<Text>if no period of time is specified in the offer, within a reasonable time after the notification of the offer has taken effect.</Text>
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<Text>Notification of acceptance of an offer occurs when—</Text>
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<Text>in the case of <InternalLink Ref="section-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/7">section 7</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-7-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/7/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/7/1">(1)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-7-1-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/7/1/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/7/1/a">(a)</InternalLink>, the statement in question reaches the offeror,</Text>
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<Text>in the case of <InternalLink Ref="section-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/7">section 7</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-7-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/7/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/7/1">(1)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-7-1-b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/7/1/b" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/7/1/b">(b)</InternalLink>, the offeror is aware, or ought to be aware, of the conduct in question.</Text>
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<Text>Performance of an act as described in <InternalLink Ref="section-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/3">section 3</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-3-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/3/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/3/1">(1)</InternalLink> is effective only if it is begun before the expiry of any period of time mentioned in <InternalLink Ref="section-11-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/11/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/11/1">subsection (1)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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<Text>Sections <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><InternalLink Ref="section-13-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/13/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/13/3">(3)</InternalLink> and <InternalLink Ref="section-13-4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/13/4" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/13/4">(4)</InternalLink> apply for the purposes of <InternalLink Ref="section-11-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/11/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/11/2">subsection (2)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-11-2-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/11/2/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/11/2/a">(a)</InternalLink> as they apply for the purposes of <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">section 13</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-13-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/13/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/13/1">(1)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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