(1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply where a trader -
(a) commits an offence under subsection (1), (2), (3), (6) or (7) of section 237, or
(b) would have committed an offence under that subsection but for a defence under section 238,
and the commission of the offence, or of what would have been the offence, is due to the act or omission of another person "P".
(2) P commits the offence (whether or not P is a trader and whether or not P's act or omission is a commercial practice).
(3) P may be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of subsection (2) whether or not proceedings are taken against the trader.
(4) In other provisions of this Chapter (including the rest of this section), references to an offence under subsection (1), (2), (3), (6) or (7) of section 237 include references to an offence under that subsection by virtue of subsection (2).
(5) If an offence under section 237 committed by a body corporate is proved -
(a) to have been committed with the consent or connivanc
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