text: The name derives from the distinction between types of which could be granted—a distinction now repealed in England and Wales, and to be repealed in Scotland in 2009. In England and Wales, the magistrates would formerly grant either an "off" licence permitting the sale intoxicating liquor for consumption only off the premises, or an "on" licence permitting sale for consumption on the premises—which permitted, to a limited extent, off sales too: many public houses were permitted off sales, to sell sealed alcoholic drinks (e.g., unopened bottles of wine) for consumption elsewhere.