P ART 1 F ORMATION OF C ONTRACT 5 Autonomy of parties 1 Autonomy of parties: application of sections 2 to 13 (1) Sections 2 to 13 apply in relation to the formation of a contract except in so far as— (a) the offer, or any counter-offer, provides otherwise, or (b) the parties to the contract have, before the contract is concluded, come to an 10 agreement which (whether in regard to the formation of that contract or to the 1 formation of contracts which include that contract) provides otherwise. (2) Such provision as is referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b)— (a) may be express...