- Enforced by
- Local Authority, Trading Standards
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 7 of 18 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 6 carry different penalties and 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Operate as a scrap metal dealer without a licenceAny Person
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must share licensing information with other officialsLocal authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales must maintain licence registersStatutory regulator
- Fail to notify changes required under scrap metal licenceAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Fail to display scrap metal dealer licenceAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Fail to verify supplier's identity before receiving scrap metalAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Pay for scrap metal in cash or prohibited methodAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Record all scrap metal received by your businessTrader
Unlimited fine
- Keep records of all scrap metal disposalsTrader
- Obstruct entry or fail to produce recordsAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Corporate liability when directors consent or are negligentDirector or Officer
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review the Act and publish reportCrown / Minister / Government department
11 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
6 of 20 shown- Fail to apply to vary licence when requiredAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Fail to comply with a closure order for scrap metal premisesAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Fail to update scrap metal licence after a changeAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Provide false information in scrap metal licence applicationAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Magistrates' court must decide appeals against scrap metal licence decisionsTribunal / Court
- Breach a closure order on scrap metal premisesAny Person
Unlimited fine
14 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Start a retail business - compliance essentials
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Run a retail business
Ongoing compliance and operational guidance for established retail businesses
Specialist retail licences and registrations
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Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.