Any person who operates as a scrap metal dealer or who maintains a scrap metal store within the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council area is required to provide particulars of their business to us and to apply for registration.
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Eligibility, Penalties & Regulation Summary
A summary of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 can be found at OPSI
The following main points and additional information might also be helpful:
A scrap metal dealer shall be classed as carrying on a business in the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council area if any of the following apply:
- the dealer occupies a place as a scrap metal store in the area
- the dealer does not occupy a place as a scrap metal store but has a usual place of residence in the area
- the dealer does not occupy a place as a scrap metal store but occupies a place for business purposes
A person carries on business as a scrap metal dealer if he/she carries on a business which consists wholly or partly of buying and selling scrap metal, whether scrap metal sold is in the form in which it was bought or otherwise, other than a business in the course of which scrap metal is not bought except as materials for the manufacture of other articles and is not sold except as a by-product of such manufacture or as surplus materials bought but not required for such manufacture.
The registration is renewable every 3 years. To arrange renewal you must apply at least 28 days prior to the expiry of the registration.
Fees
There are no fees for this registration.
Application Evaluation Process
Applicants must provide the following:
- 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
- if the business is carried on without a scrap metal store
- if the business is carried on without a scrap metal store but the applicant occupies a place for the purposes of business, and the address of such a place
The Council must be notified within 28 days of any alteration to a registered person’s or business’s particulars or if the business ceases to operate.
You will normally receive a certificate of registration within 14 days. If you have not heard from the Council after this time please contact us using the contact details provided above.
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
Tacit consent will not apply.
If ‘tacit consent’ applies it means that an application is automatically approved if a decision is not made within the above decision period. In all other cases approval can only be obtained following the decision regardless of the time taken.
It is in the public interest that we must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period, please contact us.
Public Register
Some applications will be recorded in a Public Register. A list of our current public registers can be viewed on our website.
To appeal against decisions
An applicant whose application is refused or who objects to a condition attached to an approval has a right of appeal. An explanation of the right of appeal will be provided at the same time as the decision. If you need more advice about appeals please contact Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council using the details above in the first instance.
Consumer Complaints
If you need to make a consumer complaint about the trading standards of a business we always advise that you first contact the business - preferably in writing (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
If you need to complain about anything relation to a licence or approval granted to a business by the Council, please use the link at the top of the page to make your complaint.
Data Protection
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council will take all the necessary steps to ensure that personal data held about its employees, customers, suppliers and other individuals is processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
