Clause 2 provides for commencement. Clause 3 sets out the major definitions in the Bill. Part 2 makes provision for the registration of dealers in second-hand goods and related matters. Clause 5 provides that a person shall not carry on the business of a dealer in second-hand goods in Kent if he is not registered by the council, unless he is exempted from registration by Clause 8 or if he has made an application for renewal of his registration which is pending. The clause also provides that any premises from which the business of a second-hand dealer is carried out shall also be registered and that on an application for registration, the council is obliged to register the applicant and the premises.
Registration remains in force for three years.
He must also enter details of any transactions in which he sells second-hand articles above a certain price. He must keep the record for a period of 2 years. The record must be produced on request to an authorised officer of the Council or a police constable. Clause 7 provides that it shall be an offence to deal in second-hand goods without having registered under Clause 5 and that it shall also be an offence to contravene the provisions of Clause 5 . It is also an offence to enter information which is known to be false in the record kept under Clause 6 and there is an offence to fail to display a certificate of registration.