More good news on cable theft

 http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/second-hand-law-to-help-combat-stolen-copper-cable-trade-2011-06-24

The new Act does not allow scrap metal dealers to have in their possession any apparatus which could be used for the recycling of any controlled metal or any article or substance containing any controlled metal, Bezuidenhout said at the Copper Cable Theft conference, in Johannesburg.

“Unless such a person is registered as a recycler or as in the case of precious metals, such a person is authorised to possess and recycle precious metals under the Precious Metals Act, or any other applicable legislation, such dealers are also not allowed to acquire or dispose of any cable consisting of controlled metal of which the cover has been burnt, unless the seller thereof is able to provide a reasonable explanation for the burnt cover, and only after the matter has been reported to a law enforcement officer,” she said.