Challenges facing scrap iron industryAllan Ferguson - Joey BartlettNATIONAL JOINT ACTION COMMITTEERECENTLY the TT Scrap Iron Dealers’ Association (TTSIDA) expressed serious concerns with the latest issues to threaten the industry. To begin with, there was a law that was passed to govern the trade of scrap metal since 1904, called the Old Metal and Marine Stores Act (1904). These concerns were outlined in the policy document which was subsequently formulated and which was prepared by the then ministry of trade, industry and investment in 2013. The policy document made a number of proposals and recommendations ranging from the inspection process to penalties, to licensing, in relation to issues facing the industry. Associated with this are the scrap metal dealers with whom they relate, as they exchange their goods for hard cash.