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Scrap Metal Dealer Registration

• Licence Summary

• Regulation Summary

• Application Process

• How To Apply

• Tacit Consent

• Licence Holder Redress

• Consumer Complaint

Licence Summary

To be a scrap metal dealer, you need to register with your local authority.

A scrap metal dealer shall be classed as carrying on a business in the local authority 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

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Regulation Summary

Copies of the relevant legislation can be found at this external site

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Application Process

There is no fee for this registration.  Applications are subject to a 28 day consultation period.

To ensure that the premises meets the requirements of the Act the Local Authority and Cleveland Police may inspect the premises.

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

It is our aim to complete the application process within 30 working days.

If your application is successful your registration will run for three years from the date it is granted.  You will then need to apply to renew it for a further three years.

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How To Apply

To apply for a Scrap Metal Dealers licence please complete the appropriate form below.  If downloading and posting the application form it should be returned to the address below.

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Will Tacit Consent Apply?

Tacit consent means that if we have not dealt with applications within the target period then the application can be deemed to have been granted/approved.

Please note that tacit consent does not apply in respect of this application. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact it. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below.

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Licence Holder Redress

Please contact us in the first instance, using the contact details at the bottom of this page.

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Consumer Complaint

We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you, preferably in the form of a letter (with proof of delivery).  If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, visit our Consumer pages or DirectGov for advice.  From outside of the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.

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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Trading Standards & Licensing Service,

PO Box 232, 16 Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1XD.

Telephone: 01642 526560  Fax: 01642 526584

Electronic Mail: Trading Standards or Licensing Administration

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