Part 4: Consumer rights and disputes Offence of failing to provide information about cooling-off rights Section 268: Offence of failing to provide information about initial cooling-off rights
This section creates an offence where a trader fails to provide the relevant information listed in paragraph 11, subparagraph (a) or paragraph 21 of Schedule 23 (information on a consumer’s initial cooling-off cancellation rights) in a manner compliant with section 256, subsection (1), paragraph (a) or (b) (as the case may be), before entering into an off-premises subscription contract. These paragraphs of Schedule 23 include information on when the consumer’s initial cooling off right will begin and end, how it can be exercised and the consequences of exercising the right. The offences reproduce offences that currently apply under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013.
	Subsection (5) defines what an "off-premises subscription contract" is. Examples would include contracts concluded by door-to-door sellers and by traders using temporary high-street stands.
	Subsection (6) defines "business premises".