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United Kingdom · Bill · Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)

Bill 909

Metal Theft (Prevention) Bill

openUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

Introduced

15 November 2011

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Status

2nd reading

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1 May 2012

Summary

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

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Bill 249 2010-2012 (as introduced)

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