Commencement3

The following provisions of the 2013 Act shall come into force on 1st October 2013—

a

section 1(1) and (2) (requirement for licence to carry on business as scrap metal dealer);

b

section 2 (form and effect of licence);

c

section 3 (issue of licence);

d

section 4 (revocation of licence and imposition of conditions);

e

section 5 (further provision about licences) insofar as it is not already in force;

f

section 6 (supply of information by authority);

g

section 7 (register of licences);

h

section 8(1) to (8), and (11) (notification requirements);

i

section 10(1) to (4) (display of licence);

j

section 11(1) to (3) (verification of supplier’s identity);

k

section 12 (offence of buying scrap metal for cash);

l

section 13 (record of dealings: receipt of metal);

m

section 14 (record of dealings: disposal of metal);

n

section 15(1) to (3) (records: supplementary);

o

section 16 (right to enter and inspect);

p

section 17 (offences by body corporate);

q

section 18 (review of Act);

r

section 19 (consequential amendments);

s

section 21 (“carrying on business as a scrap metal dealer” and “scrap metal”);

t

section 22 (other definitions);

u

paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1) to (4), 4 and 7 to 9 of Schedule 1 (further provision about licences).