{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-301",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-301.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/19",
  "legislation_title": "Gambling Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005",
  "path": "section/301",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "301",
  "heading": "Misusing profits of non-commercial prize gaming",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to—\n(a) non-commercial prize gaming in respect of which a fund-raising purpose has been specified as mentioned in section 299(2), and\n(b) non-commercial equal-chance gaming in respect of which a fund-raising purpose has been specified as mentioned in section 300(2).\n(2) A person commits an offence if he uses any part of the profits of gaming to which this section applies for a purpose other than that specified.\n(3) The reference in subsection (2) to the use of profits includes a reference to permitting profits to be used.\n(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to—\n(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks,\n(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or\n(c) both.\n(5) In the application of subsection (4) to Scotland the reference to 51 weeks shall have effect as a reference to six months.\n(6) In this section “profits” has the same meaning as in sections 299 and 300.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 301 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/301",
    "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."
}