Part 4: Consumer rights and disputes Offences relating to unfair commercial practices Section 237: Offences
This section sets out the conditions under which unfair commercial practices amount to criminal offences.
	Subsection (1) sets out that it is a criminal offence for a trader to engage in a commercial practice that involves a misleading action.
	Subsections (2) and (3) set out that it is also a criminal offence for a trader to engage in a commercial practice that is a misleading omission or an aggressive practice.
	Subsection (4) provides that it is a criminal offence for a trader to knowingly or recklessly engage in a commercial practice that contravenes the requirements of professional diligence (see section 229).
	Subsection (5) explains that a trader who fails to regard whether a commercial practice contravenes the requirements of professional diligence is to be considered as being reckless regardless of whether the trader has reason to believe that it might.
	Subsection (6) sets out that it is a criminal offence for a trader to engage in a commercial practice that omits material information from an invitation to purchase.
	Subsection (7) sets out that it is a criminal offence for a trader to engage in any of the practices outlined in the schedule of commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair (Schedule 20), other than an excluded description.
	Subsection (8) outlines that the practices mentioned at paragraphs 12, 13 and 30 of Schedule 20 are excluded descriptions for the purposes of this section namely criminal liability does not attach to them.