# Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, Section 1: Requirement for licence to carry on business as scrap metal dealer


(1) No person may carry on business as a scrap metal dealer unless authorised by a licence under this Act (a “scrap metal licence”).
(2) See section 21 for the meaning of “carry on business as a scrap metal dealer”.
(3) A person who carries on business as a scrap metal dealer in breach of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/10/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scrap-metal-dealers-act-2013/section-1
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