Part II Licensing and Regulation—Particular Activities
Licensing and regulation of metal dealers
F133DForm of records
(1)
A metal dealer or an itinerant metal dealer (“a dealer”) must record the required information—
(a)
in books with serially numbered pages, or
(b)
by means of a device for storing and processing information.
(2)
Where a dealer records the required information in books, the dealer must use separate books for recording the required information about—
(a)
metal acquired, and
(b)
metal processed or disposed of.
(3)
Where a dealer uses a device for storing and processing information, the dealer must, by means of the device or otherwise, keep details of all modifications made in the records kept by the device.
(4)
Where a dealer is required to keep a copy of a document under section 33C, it is sufficient for the dealer—
(a)
to keep an electronic copy of the document, and
(b)
in relation to a document verifying a person's name or address, keep only one copy of the document.
(5)
In this section, “required information” means the information about metal acquired, processed or disposed of that a dealer is required to record under or by virtue of section 33C(2), (4) or (6).