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<Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-00f827bbc39d89377dfced7b3042775b"/>12</Pnumber>
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<Text>Subsection <InternalLink Ref="section-12-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/10/section/12/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/10/section/12/2">(2)</InternalLink> applies where, in relation to the formation of a contract, the terms of an offer—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>stipulate that the offeree must respond to the offer within a period of time, but</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>do not make clear when the period is to begin.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>The period begins on the taking effect of the notification of the offer.</Text>
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