Roles and entities exempt from secondhand dealers' licensing requirement

The following are not engaged in business as secondhand dealers when selling secondhand articles or scrap metal:

• a licensed auctioneer selling secondhand articles and scrap metal at auction under the Auctioneers Act 1928;
• a charitable or non-profit organisation (using the proceeds solely for the purpose of the organisation) and you do not purchase (or otherwise provide valuable consideration when acquiring) the articles;
• an internet auction provider; or
• an agent of the Crown.

(In the future others may be added to this list by regulation).