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Criminal Law Legislation Update

The majority of the criminal provisions of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 have been brought into force by the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (SI 2013 No. 1966) with effect from 1 December 2013. Section 1 provides for a requirement for a licence to carry on business as a scrap metal dealer; s. 8 provides for a breach of notification requirements; s. 10 provides for an offence of failing to display a licence; s. 11(1)–(3) (brought into force 1 September 2013) creates an offence of failing to verify a supplier’s identity; s. 11(7) makes it an offence to supply a false name or address to a buyer; s. 12 provides an offence of buying scrap metal for cash; under s. 15 it is an offence to fail to keep records; and s. 16 creates an offence of obstructing entry or failing to produce a record when requested to do so. All are summary-only offences.