Metal Dealer's Licence

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You need a metal dealer's licence to carry on a business as a metal dealer which consists either wholly or partly of buying and selling for scrap any old, broken, worn out, defaced or partly manufactured articles made from metal.

A metal dealer whose turnover exceeds £100,000 can apply to the Council for an exemption warrant in which case the provisions of the Act relating to the keeping of records and retention of metal do not apply. In this event, complete and send an application for a metal dealer's exemption warrant to the licensing section.

To apply for the grant or renewal of a metal dealer's licence, download, complete and send the application form with the appropriate application fee to the licensing section at the address below. Use the related content link on the right hand side of this page to obtain the current application fee.

Please do not email your application form.

Application form (pdf - 83Kb)
Metal dealer exemption warrant (pdf - 20Kb)
Guidance notes (pdf - 103Kb)
Display notice and compliance certificate (pdf - 85Kb)

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If you want to contact us by phone, email, visit or write to us, the contact details are below.

Renfrewshire Council
Licensing Section
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1TT

phone: 0141 840 3244
fax: 0141 840 3566
email: licensing.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk

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