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Scrap Metal

Mon, 19/01/2009 - 12:00am -- Immediacy

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.