Scrap Metal
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964
The dealing in scrap metal
or the running of a scrap metal business is controlled by the Scrap
Metal Dealers Act 1964. No person may carry on the business
of a scrap metal dealer unless they are registered to do so by
their Local Authority. A person is deemed to be carrying on a
scrap metal business if:
- A place in the area is occupied by him as a scrap metal store,
or
- No place is occupied by him as a scrap metal store in the
Rochford District Council area or elsewhere, but he has his usual
place of residence in the Rochford District Council, or
- No place is occupied by him as a scrap metal store in the
Rochford District Council area or elsewhere, but a place in
Rochford District Council is occupied by him for the purpose of
that business.
Registration as a scrap metal dealer shall last for 3 years and
must be renewed on or before the expiry date if the
registered person wishes to carry on as a scrap metal
dealer. There is no charge for this licence.
Tacit consent will apply to these applications. This means that
you will be able to act as though your application is granted if
you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the
target completion period which is 60 days.
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