{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003/section-181",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003/section-181.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/17",
  "legislation_title": "Licensing Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003",
  "path": "section/181",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "181",
  "heading": "Appeals against decisions of licensing authorities or the Mayor of London",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 5 (which makes provision for appeals against decisions of licensing authorities or the Mayor of London) has effect.\n(2) On an appeal in accordance with that Schedule against a decision of a licensing authority or the Mayor of London, a magistrates' court may—\n(a) dismiss the appeal,\n(b) substitute for the decision appealed against any other decision which could have been made by the licensing authority or (as the case may be) the Mayor, or\n(c) remit the case to the licensing authority or (as the case may be) the Mayor to dispose of it in accordance with the direction of the court,\nand may make such order as to costs as it thinks fit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 181(1) inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 26 para. 18(b) (with s. 102, Sch. 26 para. 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 181(2) inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 26 para. 18(c) (with s. 102, Sch. 26 para. 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 181(2)(b) inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 26 para. 18(d) (with s. 102, Sch. 26 para. 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 181(2)(c) inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 26 para. 18(e) (with s. 102, Sch. 26 para. 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 181 heading inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 26 para. 18(a) (with s. 102, Sch. 26 para. 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 181 in force for certain purposes at 7.2.2005 and for certain further purposes at 7.8.2005 and 24.11.2005 otherwise by S.I. 2004/2360, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2005/2090, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2005/3056, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/181",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:08:59.105892+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."
  }
}