Sec 6

Means of revocation of proposal:

1. By notice
2. Lapse of time
3. Failure to fulfill condition precedent
4. Death or mental disorder
5. Rejection of an offer by the offeree

Sec 5(1)

Offeror has right to revoke offer before acceptance of offeree. Eg: Payne vs Cave

Revocation must be communicated. Eg: Byrne vs TienHoven

P:

• Revocation must be communicated

F:

• Letter of Revocation reached P after P sent acceptance

H:

• There is contract

Ramsgate Victoria Hotel vs Montefiore

P:

• Lapse of time

F:

• offer to buy shares
• Acceptance not in reasonable time

H:

• No binding contract

P: Failure to meet condition then can revoke.

F:

• Agreement conditional upon the approval of MITI
• MITI not fulfilled

H: no contract

P: Sec 6, Rejection of offer by counter offer by offeree.

F: D refused to sell farm land to P on orginal offer after counter offer.

Held: No contract.

P: Rejection of offer by offeree

F: Deceased accepted counter offer

H: There is a contract

P: Sec 6, a counter offer is both fails as an acceptance and a rejection of the original offer.

P: Seeking information is not rejection of offer or counter offer.

F:

1. P inquired
2. D already sold prod
3. P sent acceptence before arrival of D letter

H: Contract.

Relevant Sections of Contract Act:

1. Sec 2(a)
2. Sec 3
3. Sec 4(1)

1. Proposer must have willingnes and view of obtaining assent of other party when making offer
2. Communication of offer
3. Completion of offer when when it comes to knowledge of acceptor.

1. Partridge vs Critittenden 
2.  Carlil vs Carbolic Smole Ball