Licensing of scrap metal dealers

Form and effect of licence
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1
A scrap metal licence is to be issued by a local authority.
2
A licence must be one of the following types—
a
a site licence, or
b
a collector's licence.
3
A site licence authorises the licensee to carry on business at any site in the authority's area which is identified in the licence.
4
A site licence must—
a
name the licensee,
b
name the authority,
c
identify all the sites in the authority's area at which the licensee is authorised to carry on business,
d
name the site manager of each site, and
e
state the date on which the licence is due to expire.
5
A collector's licence authorises the licensee to carry on business as a mobile collector in the authority's area.
6
A collector's licence must—
a
name the licensee,
b
name the authority, and
c
state the date on which the licence is due to expire.
7
A licence is to be in a form which—
a
complies with subsection (4) or (6), and
b
enables the licensee to comply with section 10 (display of licence).
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The Secretary of State may in regulations prescribe further requirements as to the form and content of licences.
9
A person may hold more than one licence issued by different local authorities, but may not hold more than one licence issued by any one authority.
S. 2 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1966, art. 3(b)