Carmarthenshire scrap metal offence
A Swansea man has been prosecuted for collecting scrap metal in Carmarthenshire without a licence.
Malcolm John Crane was convicted in absence at Ammanford Magistrates Court to an offence of carrying controlled waste, namely scrap metal, when he was not the holder of a waste carrier’s licence, contrary to Section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.
The court heard that on Wednesday, April 21 this year police stopped a Ford Transit van at Woodfield Road, Llandybie, near Ammanford, driven by Crane.
On checking the vehicle, the police established Crane had been collecting scrap metal from various locations in the Ammanford area.
The police contacted the council’s environmental enforcement officers who attended the scene and examined the contents of the van.
Crane conceded he did not hold a valid waste carrier’s licence and that he had collected the scrap metals from various addresses in the Ammanford area and hoped to be paid £60 per tonne for it.
He was told he would be reported for prosecution for the offence.
Crane, aged 52, of Longview Road, Clase, was fined £200 by magistrates and ordered to pay full prosecution costs of £266.43.
The council hopes this case will now act as a warning to others and help prevent the illegal transport of waste which can result in fly-tipping.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “All businesses that carry waste, including scrap merchants, skip companies, builders and gardeners, must have a waste carriers licence.
“They must also make sure they have the correct paperwork for all the waste they carry and only use licensed waste sites to dispose of their rubbish.
“Hopefully this fine will help to get the message across that anyone caught illegally transporting waste will be prosecuted through the courts where the maximum penalty is £5,000.”
Malcolm John Crane was convicted in absence at Ammanford Magistrates Court to an offence of carrying controlled waste, namely scrap metal, when he was not the holder of a waste carrier’s licence, contrary to Section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.
The court heard that on Wednesday, April 21 this year police stopped a Ford Transit van at Woodfield Road, Llandybie, near Ammanford, driven by Crane.
On checking the vehicle, the police established Crane had been collecting scrap metal from various locations in the Ammanford area.
The police contacted the council’s environmental enforcement officers who attended the scene and examined the contents of the van.
Crane conceded he did not hold a valid waste carrier’s licence and that he had collected the scrap metals from various addresses in the Ammanford area and hoped to be paid £60 per tonne for it.
He was told he would be reported for prosecution for the offence.
Crane, aged 52, of Longview Road, Clase, was fined £200 by magistrates and ordered to pay full prosecution costs of £266.43.
The council hopes this case will now act as a warning to others and help prevent the illegal transport of waste which can result in fly-tipping.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “All businesses that carry waste, including scrap merchants, skip companies, builders and gardeners, must have a waste carriers licence.
“They must also make sure they have the correct paperwork for all the waste they carry and only use licensed waste sites to dispose of their rubbish.
“Hopefully this fine will help to get the message across that anyone caught illegally transporting waste will be prosecuted through the courts where the maximum penalty is £5,000.”
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