Threads / Metal Theft (Prevention) Bill
Bill Introduced 15 Nov 2011 ↗ Parliament

Metal Theft (Prevention) Bill

A Bill to introduce a licensing scheme for scrap metal dealers; to enable magistrates’ courts to add restrictions to licences to deal in scrap metal; to require that financial transactions in trade in scrap metals be restricted to cashless payments; to give police officers powers to search properties owned by scrap metal dealerships; to provide that scrap metal proven to have been obtained through theft may be classified as criminal assets; to introduce criminal charges for theft of scrap metal which take into account aspects of the crime other than the value of the scrap metal stolen; and for connected purposes

Legislative progress

Commons 15 Nov 2011
1st reading
Commons
2nd reading

Bill documents