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Tag Archives: Scrap Metal
We need to change the law to help deter Metal Theft – Roy Beggs
Roy Beggs, Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim, who is holding consultation events for MLA’s and Scrap Dealers is also asking for the public to respond to his Scrap Metal Dealers Bill (Private Member’s Bill) consultation which closes on 1 February 2014; Roy Beggs is proposing to end cash trading in Scrap Metal and to create an audit trail for scrap metal transactions, so inhibiting the 1500+ metal thefts occurring annually in NI. Roy Beggs MLA said: “The scrap metal industry is recognised by the Association of Chief Police Officers as being the principal market for stolen metal. The 1964 Scrap Metal Dealers Act in England has recently been up-dated to provide an audit trail of metal sales, yet no such legislation exists in Northern Ireland. “With 1500 metal thefts occurring each year in NI, I believe that we need to change the law to help fight metal theft and … Continue reading →
Roy Beggs MLA launches Private Member’s Bill to Deter Metal Theft
Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim Roy Beggs has launched a public consultation exercise on a Private Member’s Bill he is piloting through Stormont. A consultation document published on his website aims to gather feedback on the idea of new legislation to regulate scrap metal dealers, in order to help combat the ongoing problem of metal theft. Roy Beggs MLA stated; “The issue of metal theft has been a live issue for some time now in my East Antrim constituency and across Northern Ireland. In the absence legislation from the relevant government departments [the Department of Justice or the Department of the Environment], to ensure an audit trail of traded scrap metal, I have taken it upon myself to introduce my own Private Member’s Bill at Stormont.” “It is startling fact that in the first quarter of 2013, the PSNI report that 299 reported burglary, robbery and theft offences include … Continue reading →
