4Meaning of “carrying on a business”

4 Meaning of “carrying on a business”

4 Meaning of “carrying on a business”

In this Act, carrying on a business of dealing in scrap metal—

(a) includes carrying on a business—

(i) in partnership or by an employee, contractor, agent or other person, and

(ii) from any location, whether or not a scrap metal yard, including a motor vehicle or residential premises, and

(b) does not include carrying on a business—

(i) as a collection point operator within the meaning of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001, Part 5, or

(ii) under a licence within the meaning of the Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996, to the extent the business involves dealing in gold or silver.

s 4: Subst 2022 No 51, Sch 1[3].