Part 4: Consumer rights and disputes Offence of failing to provide information about cooling-off rights Section 270: Offences by officers of a body corporate etc
This section establishes direct liability for company officers for offences committed by the body corporate.
	Subsection (1) specifies that the officer is liable if the offence was committed with their consent, connivance or due to their neglect.
	Subsection (2) defines what an officer of the body corporate includes. This is not an exhaustive list.
	Subsection (3) establishes that subsection (1) applies to body corporates which are managed by its members. Members of these body corporates with functions of management may therefore be found liable for an offence under this Chapter.
	Subsection (4) establishes the same principles as subsection (1), but for Scottish Partnerships in relation to individual partners.
	Subsection (5) specifies that a partner includes those which may not be legally partners of the organisation but purporting to act as one.