{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-19.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/19",
  "legislation_title": "Gambling Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005",
  "path": "section/19",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Non-commercial society",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Act a society is non-commercial if it is established and conducted—\n(a) for charitable purposes,\n(b) for the purpose of enabling participation in, or of supporting, sport, athletics or a cultural activity, or\n(c) for any other non-commercial purpose other than that of private gain.\n(2) In subsection (1) “charitable purposes” means—\n(a) in relation to England and Wales, purposes which are exclusively charitable purposes (as defined by section 2 of the Charities Act 2011) , and\n(b) in relation to Scotland, purposes which are charitable purposes only (that expression having the same meaning as in the Income Tax Acts).\n(3) The provision of a benefit to one or more individuals is not a provision for the purpose of private gain for the purposes of this Act if made in the course of the activities of a society that is a non-commercial society by virtue of subsection (1)(a) or (b).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 19(2)(a) substituted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 105 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 19 in force at 1.10.2005 by S.I. 2005/2455, art. 2(1), Sch. (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:15:42.684927+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}