Metal Dealer Registration

Licence summary

A licence is required for carrying on business as a Metal Dealer whether based in premises or not.  Provision is made for exemption from requiring a licence - an Exemption Warrant.  Metal Dealers holding an Exemption Warrant or a Temporary Exemption Warrant do not require to comply with the legal obligations contained in Section 30-35 of the Act.

Read our Guidance Notes (5 pages, 100 KB) for information about an Exemption Warrant, your obligations, completing the Application Form and the Certificate of Display.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Regulation Summary

A summary of the eligibility criteria for this licence

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

Will Tacit Consent Apply?

Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period

Fees

The Moray Council will charge a fee that you will pay online to process your application.

View  our Civic Government Licence Fees

To minimise its costs, the Council will pass on a 1.80% charge on the value of all payments made by credit card.

Apply online

To apply for registration, apply for an exemption warrant or supply a certificate of compliance for a scrap metal dealer licence please use the links in the Online Services box on the right.

Failed Application Redress

Please contact your The Moray Council in the first instance, see contact details below

Licence Holder Redress

Please contact your The Moray Council in the first instance, see contact details below

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 a letter (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.

Other Redress

E.g. about noise, pollution, etc. Also should one licence holder complain about another.

Trade Associations

British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA)
International Aluminium Institute
International Lead Association
Metal Bulletin

Contact Details

The Moray Council
Tel: 01343 563027
Email: licensing@moray.gov.uk