Summary
This page contains information on the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 and Vehicles Crime Act 2001, including information on how to register.
The dealing in scrap metal or the running of a scrap metal business is controlled by the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964. No person may carry on the business of a Scrap Metal Dealer unless they are registered to do so by their Local Authority.
Anyone operating as a Scrap Metal Dealer within the Borough of Oadby and Wigston is required to register with the Council. Failure to register such a business is an offence.
Some exemptions may apply. Contact Officers of the Council's Licensing Section for further information. Contact details can be found at the bottom of this page.
Scrap Metal Dealers are Required to:
keep a book at each place occupied by him as a scrap metal store where he must record the details of all scrap metals:
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received at that place
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processed at that place
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dispatched from that place
Two books may be kept where the metal processed and or dispatched from a place is not received at that place.
Definition of a Scrap Metal Dealer
For the purposes of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 a scrap metal dealer is defined as any person who carries on a business that consists wholly or partly of buying and selling scrap metal, whether it is sold in the form it was bought or otherwise.
A person is deemed to be carrying on a scrap metal business if:
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no place is occupied by him as a scrap metal store in the Borough area or elsewhere, but he has his usual place of residence in Oadby and Wigston, or
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no place is occupied by him as a scrap metal store in the Borough Council area or elsewhere, but a place in Oadby and Wigston is occupied by him for the purpose of that business.
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Registration Application Form.
Scrap Metal Dealers who operate their business from within the Borough of Oadby and Wigston must apply to register with the Council.
If you wish to download an application form in order to apply for registration, please click on this link:
Registration Fee
Currently there is no fee to register as a scrap metal dealer.
Registration Validity Period and Renewal Information
Registration will last for three years from the date of issue and any renewal must be submitted to the Council's Licensing Section no later than two months before the expiry of the current authorisation.
Once you are ready to proceed.
You may send the forms and other documents back to us by post addressed to:
Licensing Section
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Station Road
Wigston
Leicestershire
LE18 2DR
Or visit the Council offices in person and submit your application to a member of our Customer Services Team.
No appointment is necessary to visit our Customer Services Team, who are able during normal Council working hours, to make a preliminary check of your application and documents and provide help with completing the application forms.
Summary of Legislative Requirements to Operate a Business to Deal in Scrap Metal
A Summary of the Specific Records that are to be Kept by a Scrap Metal Dealer:
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The description and weight of the metal;
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The date of processing or dispatch, and in the case of processing, the process applied;
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Where scrap metal is dispatched for sale or exchange, the name and address of the person to whom it is sold or with whom it is exchanged and the consideration for which it is sold or exchanged;
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Where scrap metal is despatched or processed other than for sale or exchange, its estimated value before being dispatched or exchanged.
All entries must be made immediately upon receipt; processing; or despatch and books containing records must be kept for two years following the last entry.
Any person found guilty of failing to register a scrap metal business or to notify the local authority of alterations in the appropriate particulars shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
Any person found guilty of failing to notify a local authority that a business has ceased shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £200.
Any person found guilty of failing to keep the proper prescribed records shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
Any person found guilty of acquiring scrap metal from a person under the age of 16 shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding £200.
Any person who obstructs the entry of an authorised inspector or fails to produce any book or document which the officer has a right to inspect shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding £200.
Where a person is convicted of failing to register or failing to keep records of dealings the Court may make an order imposing restrictions on the dealer for a period not exceeding two years.
If you, have information to pass on the Council or you requirer more information, about this subject please contact us.
The Council’s Licensing Section Officers can be contacted...
Via
Telephone on 0116 257 2637
Or
Email at licensing@oadby-wigston.gov.uk||