Part II

Licensing and Regulation—Particular Activities

Licensing and regulation of metal dealers

Form of records
33D
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).
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 137(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1985 see S.I. 1983/201 as amended by S.I. 1984/573 and 744.
Act (except s. 16 which applies to England and Wales) applies to Scotland only see s. 137(9).
Act excluded (19. 12. 1991) by City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act (c. xix), ss. 1, 12(2), Sch. Pt. V
Ss. 33C-33E inserted (1.12.2015 for the insertion of s. 33C for specified purposes) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), ss. 70(3), 88(2); S.S.I. 2015/382, art. 2, sch.