{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-277",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-277.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/19",
  "legislation_title": "Gambling Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005",
  "path": "section/277",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "277",
  "heading": "Alcohol licence",
  "text": "In this Act—\n(a) “alcohol licence” means a premises licence under Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17),\n(b) “on-premises alcohol licence” means a premises licence under that Part which authorises the supply of alcohol for consumption on the licensed premises, and\n(c) “relevant Scottish licence” means a premises licence issued under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, except where such a licence only applies to the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 277(c) substituted (1.9.2009 at 5.00 a.m.) by The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/248), sch. 1 para. 12(6) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 277 in force at 21.5.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(3), Sch. 3 (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as amended by SI 2007/1157, art. 3(3), 4(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 277 in force at 1.8.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(3A), Sch. 3A (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/1157, arts. 3(4), 6, Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/277",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:15:42.684927+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}