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Scrap metal dealers

No person shall carry on a business as a scrap metal dealer unless they have registered their particulars with the council.

Scrap metal registrations are issued under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 .

The Act states that a person carrying on a business as a scrap metal dealer shall be treated as carrying on that business in the area of a local authority only if one of the following conditions apply:

  • they occupy a scrap metal store in the area;
  • they reside in the area but do not occupy a scrap metal store in the area or elsewhere - that is, they are an itinerant dealer;
  • they occupy a place in the area wholly or partly for the purposes of a scrap metal business but they do not occupy a scrap metal store in that area or elsewhere.

The registration lasts for three years.

Application evaluation process

Applicants must provide:

  • their full name;
  • the address of the dealer or in the case of a company, their registered or principal office;
  • the address of each place occupied as a scrap metal store, if any.

Applicants must also state whether the business is carried on without a scrap metal store and if so, whether they occupy a place for the purposes of business and the address of such a place.

The registered dealer must notify the council of any changes to these details or if they cease to be a scrap metal dealer.

Will tacit consent apply?

Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the council by the end of the target completion period.

Failed application redress

Please contact the council in the first instance, using the details below.

Licence holder redress

Please contact the council in the first instance, using the details below.

Consumer complaint

If you are a customer of a scrap metal dealer, you should first contact the operator, preferably in writing, with proof of delivery. If that does not work and if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct (www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/) will give you advice. From outside the UK, contact the UK European Consumer Centre.

Other redress

If there are problems such as noise or pollution or if one licence holder complains about another, please use the contact details below.

Trade associations

For more information contact Licensing Unit by telephone: Licensing Services - 01634 337107 or 337108 / Enforcement - 01634 337112 or 337106 or by email: licensing@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Licensing Unit, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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