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Scrap Metal Dealers

Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964

Any person who wishes to trade as a scrap metal dealer must be registered with the local authority.  Registration lasts for 3 years

Vehicles salvage operators are required to be registered with the Kent County Council under the Vehicles (Crimes) Act 2001. 

A person will be treated as carry out the business of a scrap metal dealer if:

• a place within that area is occupied by him as a scrap metal store
• no place is occupied by him as a scrap metal store, whether in that area or elsewhere, but he has his usual place of residence in that area, or
• no place is occupied by him as a scrap metal store, whether in that area or elsewhere, but a place is occupied by him wholly or partly for the purpose of that business.

Application for registration must be made on the appropriate form and accompanied by the requisite fee before registration will take place.

Carrying on the business of a scrap metal dealer without being registered is an offence

Scrap metal dealers are required to keep a register of all scrap metal received and all scrap metal processed or disposed of by them during the course of their business.  Seperate books may be used for each requiement.  The register for receipt of scrap metal must contain:

• description and weight of the scrap metal,
• date and time of receipt,
• the full name and address of the person depositing the scrap metal if not the dealer, 
• the price payable in respect of the metal if fixed prior to the entry as estimated by the dealer at the time of receipt
• the registration number of any vehicle used to deliver the scrap metal whether belonging to the dealer or not.

The register relating to the processing or disposal of scrap metal must contain:

• description and weight of the scrap metal,
• the date of process or disposal and method used  if processed
• in the case of scrap metal sold or exchanged, the full name and address of the person to whom disposed and the consideration received
• if disposed other than by sale or exchange, the value of the scrap immediately before processing or despatched as estimated by the dealer.

Processing includes the melting down of scrap metal, or any other process, whereby the metal ceases to be scrap

Power of Entry

A police officer may, at all reasonable times, enter any place registered as a scrap metal store or occuppied wholly or partly by a scrap metal dealer for the purposes of his business and

• inspect those premises
• require the production of  and inspect any scrap metal kept at the place
• require the production of and inspect any book kept at the premises
• take copies of any book record or receipt.

Contact the Licensing Section

E-mail: licensing@dover.gov.uk

Telephone: 01304 872295