The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Relevant Offences and Relevant Enforcement Action) Regulations 2013

These Regulations prescribe relevant offences and relevant enforcement action for the purposes of section 3(3)(b) and (c) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013. Pursuant to section 3(2) of that Act, where a local authority is processing an application for a scrap metal licence and is evaluating whether the applicant is a suitable person to carry on business as a scrap metal dealer, the local authority may have regard to whether the applicant or any site manager has been convicted of a relevant offence, or has been the subject of any relevant enforcement action.