Scrap Metal Dealers

A general guide to the law and requirements for obtaining registration as a scrap metal dealer.

Main contact: Lynsey Connor
Telephone: 023 9283 4073
E-mail: licensing@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

If you carry on a business in Portsmouth as a scrap metal dealer then you must give us details of your particulars so that the Council can keep a register of persons detailing in scrap metal. Pages within this section will tell you:

• What the legal requirements are
• What information we need from you to process your registration

We will be asking you to complete an application form and to provide other information in order that we can process your application. All information received will be treated with respect and in confidence.
Please read this page carefully. Feel free to ask (or phone) for advice at any time. It might help if you also read "Take a Look at Licensing" which is a general guide to our services and is available on request.
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What are the legal requirements for Scrap Metal Dealers?
What information must you provide to us?
Your Legal Obligations as a Scrap Metal Dealer
Itinerant scrap metal dealers
Other Offences
Under age persons - Scrap Metal Dealing
Rights of inspection - Scrap Metal Dealing
Application Form