SECOND-HAND AND SCRAP METAL DEALERS: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
SECOND-HAND AND SCRAP METAL DEALERS REGULATIONS
under s. 19
G.N. 73/1972
10/2024
These Regulations may be cited as the Second-hand and Scrap Metal Dealers Regulations.
A. REGISTERS OF DEALERS
The Register of Second-hand and Scrap Metal Dealers shall be in two Parts, consisting of—
(a) Part I—Register of Second-hand Dealers, which shall be in Form A in the First Schedule; and
(b) Part II—Register of Scrap Metal Dealers, which shall be in Form B in the First Schedule,
and shall be maintained by the Registrar designated in accordance with section 3 (2) of the Act.
3. Place where Register to be kept
The Register shall be kept at such place as is appointed by the registering authority from time to time, by Gazette notice, and shall be in the custody and under the control of the Registrar.
(1) Upon the registration of any second-hand or scrap metal dealer in the Register, the Registrar shall cause a copy of the particulars entered in the Register in respect of such dealer to be sent to the Assistant Registrar of each District in which such dealer has premises which are registered as premises where second-hand goods or scrap metal, as the case may be, are sold or stored by the registered dealer, and the Assistant Registrar of such District shall enter such particulars in respect of such dealer, and of such registered premises as are within the District, in the appropriate Part of the relevant District Register maintained by such Assistant Registrar for the purpose of the Act.
(2) District Registers shall be in the Form of the Register, but shall not contain any entries other than those entered therein pursuant to subregulation (1).
The Register and all District Registers shall be available for inspection by any person at all reasonable times.
In the event of any discrepancy between particulars entered in the Register and particulars entered in any District Register in respect of any second-hand or scrap metal dealer, the entry in the Register shall be conclusive.
7. Certified copies of entries
(1) A copy of any entry in the Register in respect of any second-hand or scrap metal dealer, as the case may be, certified as a true and correct extract therefrom by the Registrar, shall be evidence of the said entry and of the facts so entered in the Register in respect of the said second-hand or scrap metal dealer, as the case may be.
(2) A copy of any entry in a District Register in respect of any second-hand or scrap metal dealer, as the case may be, certified as a true and correct extract therefrom by the Assistant Registrar, in whose custody and under whose control the said District Register is for the time being held, shall, unless the contrary is proved, be evidence of the entry and of the facts entered in the Register in respect of the said second-hand or scrap metal dealer.
8. Application for registration or renewal
(1) Every application, under section 6(3) of the Act, for registration or renewal of registration as a second-hand dealer shall be in Form A in the Second Schedule.
(2) Every application, under section 6(3) of the Act, for registration or renewal of registration as a scrap metal dealer shall be in Form B in the Second Schedule.
(3) Every application shall be submitted in triplicate to the Assistant Registrar of the District in which the applicant’s principal place of business is located.
(4) The Assistant Registrar shall retain one copy of such application and shall, as soon as is practicable, forward the other two copies, together with his report in duplicate on the suitability of the applicant and of the applicant’s premises located in his District, to the Registrar.
9. Ruling of Registering Authority
(1) The Registrar shall, as soon as is practicable, forward one copy of every application and of every report received by him pursuant to regulation 8(4), together with his recommendations thereon, to the registering authority.
(2) The registering authority may require any applicant to furnish to the authority a map or plan of any premises intended to be used by the applicant for the purposes of his business as a dealer. Such request shall be in writing and shall specify a time, being not less than 14 days, within which such map or plan shall be furnished.
(3) The registering authority may, as a condition for registration, or for renewal of registration, require any applicant to make reasonable necessary structural alterations to any premises intended to be used in the course of or for the purposes of such applicant’s business as a dealer, for the purpose of rendering such premises more easily subject to control or inspection by the…
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