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Building Regulations and Standards: Part-P 2013 Revision

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    • CommentAuthorPaul_B
    • CommentTimeAug 12th 2013
     
    Part P was revised for new installations after 6th April 2013. I believe that the list of notifiable installations has been reduced:

    http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_AD_P_2013.pdf

    12.—(6A) A person intending to carry out building work in relation to which Part P of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement is required to give a building notice or deposit full
    plans where the work consists of—
    (a) the installation of a new circuit;
    (b) the replacement of a consumer unit; or
    (c) any addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location.

    Special location appears to be a room containing a bath or shower where the intended work is in a certain proximity to the taps

    I'm assuming, therefore, based on the revision that extending a ring or spurring off a socket outside of a "special location" is now permissible on a DIY basis as it is not notifiable?
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    It may not be notifiable any more (did not know they had changed to list) but you still need a minor works cert to cover the work.
  3.  
    Is minor works cert. enforceable or just best practice ?
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeMar 4th 2014
     
    I passed my Part P, then stopped looking at the book :shamed:
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    Yes , I'm NICEIC registered , I should really know :shamed:
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    "Minor electrical work can also present a risk to safety. If qualified electricians carry out the work they should give you a Minor Works Certificate which means that they have tested to work to make sure it is safe. If you do the work yourself you may wish to engage a qualified electrician to check it for you."

    http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/electrics/

    "Non-notifiable work

    These are works which are very minor. They may be carried out by a competent person who can issue a Minor Works Certificate to the owner upon completion on a DIY basis providing the works are tested upon completion by a competent person and the Minor Works Certificate issued.

    Work consisting of:
    •Replacing accessories such as socket outlets, control switches and ceiling roses
    •Replacing the cable for a single circuit only, where damaged, in other words by fire, rodent or impact
    •Re-fixing or replacing the enclosures of existing installation components
    •Providing mechanical protection to existing fixed installations.

    Work that is not in a kitchen or special location and does not involve a special installation and consists of:
    •Adding lighting points (light fittings and switches) to an existing circuit
    •Adding socket outlets and fused spurs to an existing ring or radial circuit
    •Installing or upgrading main or supplementary equipotential bonding "

    http://www.richmond.gov.uk/building_regulations_and_electrical_works
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    So planning portal and building regs. differ in opinion slightly ?

    "If you do the work yourself you may wish to engage a qualified electrician to check it for you."

    "on a DIY basis providing the works are tested upon completion by a competent person and the Minor Works Certificate issued"
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeMar 5th 2014
     
    The council wording isn't even grammatical, let alone likely to be correct.

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