1. Acceptance must be absolute and unconditional. An acceptance must be unconditional and unqualified. Accepting an offer with conditions, variations and reservations amounts to counter offer and rejection of the original offer. The accepter must comply with the terms of the offer. A variations or alteration, however, small of the offer, will make the acceptance invalid.
2. Acceptance must be
communicated to the offeror. If the offeror remains silent and does nothing to
show that he has accepted the offer, no contract is formed. The acceptor should
do something to signify his intention to accept. Thus, where a person accepts
an offer but fails to post the letter of acceptance, it is no acceptance.
3. Acceptance must be
within a reasonable time. Acceptance to be valid must be made within the time
allowed by the offeror and if no time is specified, it must be made within a
reasonable time.
4. It must be according
to the mode prescribed or usual or reasonable mode. Acceptance has to be made
in the manner prescribed, the proper may within a reasonable time after the
acceptance is communicated to him, insist that the acceptance must be made in
the manner prescribed. Failure on the part of the offeror to do so, will imply
that he has accepted the acceptance although it is not in the desired manner.
5. The acceptor must be
aware of the proposal at the time of the offer. Acceptance follows offer. It
the acceptor is not aware of the existence of the offer and conveys his
acceptance, no contract comes into being.
6. Acceptance must be
given before the offer lapses or before the offer is revoked. It means that
acceptance must be made within the offer is in force i.e. before the offer has
been revoked or offer has lapsed.
7. Acceptance cannot be implied from silence. No contract is formed
if the offeree remains silent and does nothing to show that he has accepted the
offer
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