Waste carriers, brokers and dealers wishing to enter the system must prove qualification. Forms can be obtained from any post office. Qualification forms for waste carriers, brokers and dealers can be obtained from any post office. They must be completed and handed in, together with £1, to obtain a registration certificate costing £2, and authorising the holder to carry on business for a year. The fee is returned if the certificate is not used. At the end of the year the holder can renew for a further twelve months on payment of £1.
These licences enable the holder to carry on business in any part of Great Britain, and to purchase, sell, or dispose of waste-paper, rags, and similar articles, either on his own behalf or on behalf of other persons. He must not deal in any articles coming under the heading of "rubbish". The holder of a licence must keep proper books of account, and must not buy from children under sixteen years of age. He must display his registration certificate in a conspicuous place on his premises, and report himself to the police, when required, as a dealer in waste material.
Original dispatch: Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown