Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

  3. Background

  4. Territorial Extent and Application

    1. Provisions in the Act that apply in Wales

  5. The Act – Commentary on Sections

    1. Section 1: Requirement for licence to carry on business as scrap metal dealer

    2. Section 2: Form and effect of licence

    3. Section 3: Issue of licence

    4. Section 4: Revocation and variation of licence

    5. Section 5: Further provision about licenses

    6. Section 6: Supply of information

    7. Section 7: Register of licences

    8. Section 8: Notification requirements

    9. Section 9: Closure of unlicensed sites

    10. Section 10: Display of the licence

    11. Section 11: Verification of supplier’s identity

    12. Section 12: Offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc

    13. Section 13: Records of dealings: received metals

    14. Section 14: Records of dealings: disposal of metal

    15. Section 15: Records: supplementary

    16. Section 16: Right to enter and inspect

    17. Section 17: Offences by bodies corporate

    18. Section 18: Review of Act

    19. Section 19: Consequential Amendments

    20. Section 20: Orders and regulations

    21. Sections 21 and 22: Definitions:

    22. Section 23: Extent, commencement and short title

  6. Commencement

  7. Hansard References