With rhodium at £4000/oz and lax enforcement of the Air Weapons Licensing Act 2015, this was the inevitable result.
Why is scrap metal recycling controlled under a law that is called “Air Weapons Licensing”?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/10/contents/enacted
Okay, so technically it is “and licensing” and the article has a typo, but still why did they put these things together like this?
At a glance, it looks to be an act that defines regulations for all matters requiring licensing (weapons, alcohol, taxis, etc.) that are controlled by the devolved administration - I don't see any reason why that wouldn't be in one bill?
This particular legislation is all about permits and licensing for various things, whether that be air weapons or scrap metal dealing, so I'd say it's legitimate to group them together.