Conduct of business
15Records: supplementary
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If a scrap metal dealer fails to fulfil a requirement under section 13 or 14 or this section, each of the following is guilty of an offence—
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the scrap metal dealer;
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if the metal is received at or (as the case may be) despatched from a site, the site manager;
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It is a defence for a person within subsection (4)(a) or (b) who is charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person—
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made arrangements to ensure that the requirement was fulfilled, and
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took all reasonable steps to ensure that those arrangements were complied with.
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A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.