Metal and/or Itinerant metal dealer

From 2 October 2023 there are additional requirements which must be complied with before we can consider an application:

• new applicants must confirm to us with their application that they are aware of information provided by HMRC
• renewal applicants are required to provide with their application a tax check code obtained from HMRC

We will use the code to verify with HMRC that the applicant has completed their tax check. Please see accompanying notes for more details and relevant links.

Existing requirements are unchanged:

• The information which must be retained and the manner in which those records should be kept.
• Payment options – you will not be able to make cash payments for scrap metal. Payments will only be able to be made by non-transferrable cheque or bank transfer.
• Removal of exemption warrants – all metal dealers will require to be licensed. If you lodged a complete application on or by 1 June 2016 it will be lawful for you to continue to deal in metal, before or after 1 September 2016, while your application remains pending. If your application was lodged after 1 June 2016, from 1 September 2016, it will be a criminal offence (on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20,000 or imprisonment of no longer than 6 months or both) to trade under an exemption warrant.
• Increases in the penalty for failure to obtain a licence or breach of a condition

If you are in any doubt as to how these changes effect you or your business you should obtain your own independent legal advice.

Please note that Angus Council will NOT issue a reminder with regard to the renewal of your licence. You should note the expiry date of your licence carefully. A renewal application requires to be lodged timeously and in accordance with the provisions of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, as amended.

Licence period

1 year

Fees

• New licence: £111
• Renewal: £92
• Variation/material change of circumstance: £75

Apply and pay online

• Metal dealer on GOV.UK
  Note: Because of changes to Metal Dealer’s licensing and until the application form can be amended, if you indicate at Section 5 “yes” that the total amount received for metal sold or supplied was in excess of £100,000 then you must click “no”, that you do not wish to apply for an exemption warrant.
• Supply a certificate of compliance on GOV.UK