Application Process
There is no fee in respect of this application. Receipt of your completed application form will be confirmed in writing.
Registrations issued are valid for a period of 3 years from the date on which the entry was made in the register. A copy of the registration must by law be displayed in the premises.
Regulation Summary
The law states that all registered traders in second hand goods must keep a book in they must record every transaction. The details to be recorded are:-
- date the transaction took place;
- details of the quantity;
- a description of any articles that you obtain; and
- the name and address of the person from whom you got them.
The book must be kept for a period of one year from the date that the last transaction is entered in it. It is an offence not to keep the records or not to keep the book for a year and if convicted you could be fined up to £200.
Is there a public register available?
No. The legislation does not require a register to be kept.
This page was last reviewed by the Licensing Section on 9 February 2010.
