Legal Rules and Conditions for Acceptance

·         Acceptance must be absolute and unqualified 

The offeree’s approval cannot be conditional.For example, ‘A’ wants to sell her car to ‘B’ for Rs 2 lakh, ‘B’ can’t come back and says that she accepts the offer but will buy the same for Rs. 1 lakh.

·         Acceptance must be told to the offeror

If the acceptor just accepts the offer in his head and he does not mention the same to the offeror, it can not be called an Acceptance, whether in an express manner or an implied manner.

·         Acceptance must be recommended in the following mode

Acceptance is sometimes required in a prescribed/specified communication mode.

·         In a reasonable amount of time, the acceptance is given

It’s very rare that an offer is always to get acceptance at any time and at all times. Therefore, the offer defines a time limit. If it does not, it should not be acknowledged forever.

Mere silence is not acceptance

If the offeree fails to respond to an offer made to him, his silence can not be confused with acceptance. But, there is an exception to this rule. It is stated that, within 3 weeks of the date on which the offer is made, the non-acceptance shall be communicated to the offeror. Otherwise, the silence shall be communicated as acceptance.

When communication is complete?

·         Communication of acceptance (Section 4)

Communication of acceptance is complete when it is put in the course of transmission to him as to be out of the power of the acceptor to withdraw the same and when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer.

Time of revocation of acceptance

An acceptance may be revoked at any time, but not afterward, before the communication of the acceptance is complete as against the acceptor.