Administrative ban.There exists an administrative ban on the export of ferrous scrap metals in the country since the 1980s. Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a notice on the temporary ban on export of ferrous scrap metal to exporters as far back as 20th May, 2002, to protect the local steel industry and the Commissioner of Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) was duly informed about the measure. In 2008, some flexibility was introduced to allow some quantities of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals to be exported, and every potential exporter is required to submit an application and some specific documents on the operations of the exporting company for consideration before any permission are granted. It is preceded by a directive issued to potential exporters in the dailies in June 2008. The Ministry decided to further streamline the process by developing a legislative instrument to govern the export of non-ferrous scrap metals and though the Legislative Instrument, L.I. 1969, which banned the export of ferrous scrap metals was passed in 2010, a process has been defined to regulate the export of non-ferrous scrap metals, while the ban on the exportation of ferrous scrap metals remains in force.