Pembrokeshire man fined for scrap metal offence
A man has been prosecuted by Carmarthenshire County Council for illegally carrying scrap metal.
Matthew Jones, aged 29, of Castle Quarry, Long Mains, Monkton, Pembrokeshire, pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for failing to provide waste transfer notes at Carmarthen Magistrates Court.
The court heard that Jones was stopped by police and council environmental enforcement officers in Cross Hands as part of a multi-agency operation targeting scrap metal dealers in Carmarthenshire on two separate occasions.
On both occasions he failed to provide waste transfer notes for the scrap he was carrying, as required by law.
Jones was fined £180 for each offence and ordered to pay £227.98 prosecution costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
The council is working closely with the police, through the Community Safety Partnership, as part of a joint operation targeting the unauthorised movement of scrap metal and other waste in Carmarthenshire.
Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim 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.”
Matthew Jones, aged 29, of Castle Quarry, Long Mains, Monkton, Pembrokeshire, pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for failing to provide waste transfer notes at Carmarthen Magistrates Court.
The court heard that Jones was stopped by police and council environmental enforcement officers in Cross Hands as part of a multi-agency operation targeting scrap metal dealers in Carmarthenshire on two separate occasions.
On both occasions he failed to provide waste transfer notes for the scrap he was carrying, as required by law.
Jones was fined £180 for each offence and ordered to pay £227.98 prosecution costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
The council is working closely with the police, through the Community Safety Partnership, as part of a joint operation targeting the unauthorised movement of scrap metal and other waste in Carmarthenshire.
Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim 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.”
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