Building Regulations Part P Electrical Safety
Information sheet
Any person who wishes to install, alter or extend a low or
extra low voltage electrical installation in a dwelling, or sourced
from within a dwelling, e.g. garden shed, must have the works
carried out by a "competent person" registered with either BRE
Certification Ltd., British Standards Institution, ELECSA Ltd.,
NICEIC Certification Services Ltd., Zurich Certification Ltd. or
NAPIT Certification Ltd who will self-certify that the works comply
with all relevant requirements.
Alternatively, formal notification under the provisions of The
Building Regulations 2000 (as amended) must be given to The
Councils Building Control Unit. If a person
chooses to use Local Authority Building Control, the
applicant/building owner will be requested on completion to supply
an installation and commissioning test certificate completed by a
person competent in respect of the inspection and testing of such
installations as required by British Standard 7671.
Any person who undertakes works on domestic electrical
installations to which The Building Regulations apply and fails to
follow one of the above procedures may:
- potentially put their health and safety and that of
others at risk
- be liable for a fine
- possibly invalidate the home insurance
- encounter problems with any future sale of the
property
There are certain exceptions to the above and outlined below
are the types of electrical works which may be carried out by
someone other than a "competent person" and without formal
notification to the Building Control Unit.
However, it is still recommended that the completed installation be
tested by an appropriately qualified person in accordance with
British Standard 7671.
Work consisting of:
- replacing accessories such as socket-outlets, control switches
and ceiling roses
- replacing the cable for a single circuit only, where damaged,
for example 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
Special locations and installations are defined
as:
- locations containing a bath tub or shower basin
- swimming pools or paddling pools
- hot air saunas
- electric floor or ceiling heating systems
- garden lighting or power installations
- solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems
- small scale generators such as microchip units
- extra-low voltage lighting installations, other than
pre-assembled, CE-marked lighting sets
Electrical Installations Notifcation
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The above is intended as general guidance
only. Should you require further
information, please contact the Council's Building Control
Unit on 023 80 688327/8294 or e--mail building.control@eastleigh.gov.uk.
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