Electricans beware....an new Reg Part P

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Yip the govenment has screwed us again.

Any of who do not work in that field anymore but are qualified electricians, will not be allowed to do any major electrical work at home without first completing the goverments new competent person scheme. This comes into force on the 1st January 2004.

This site is designed primarily for firms that carry out fixed electrical installation work in dwellings in England and Wales and want to be able to self-certify that their work complies with the Building Regulations once Part P (electrical safety) is implemented on 1st January 2005.

The Part 'P' Competent Person Scheme offered here was approved by the Secretary of State on 29th June 2004.

It is provided by BRE Certification Ltd, with the support and cooperation of the Electrical Contractors' Association and the IEE.

More info can be found here :- htp://www.partp.co.uk/
 
Just, you can add a socket, but you cannot extend or add a new electrical extension...

We are getting as bad as America and Austrailia......

I may have to pay some twart, to come and do I job, I could do myself but better......
 
Contacted the Electrical Contractors Association regarding this, and basicall we a fooked
their website is www.eca.co.uk

This is the rely I got from them:-

ECA said:
We'll all be in the same boat come next year! All electrical work in dwellings will be subject to Part P, i.e. it must comply with BS 7671:2001 requirements. What are defined as Minor Works will not be notifiable to Building Control, and should preferably be certified on a Minor Works Certificate by someone who is a competent person within the meaning of BS 7671. Such a competent person will not necessarily have to be Part P certified.This also applies to similar DIY work. Anything more than minor works, e.g. rewire, new circuit(s), work in the kitchen, bathroom, garden, etc. will be notifiable and must be inspected, tested and certified by a Competent Person holding a Part P certificate.

From the above, you can see that the work you do/you will not be exempt. However, if it's only minor works, as a competent electrician you could self-certify it. If it's more major, e.g. new circuit/ work in special location that's more than, for example, replacing an accessory, then you will require Part P competent person certification.

So I am going to have to spend almost £1000 so I can legally modify any electrical in my house........
 
This is just another way of making money as the electrician will have to increase their charges to you to cover the extra paperwork and will also then make himself traceable so if anything should maybe BLOW UP~~ and you survive you can sue the pants of them.

The same is happening within the Gas Industry as from next year all appliance installations will have to be registered with Corgi and will cost (wait for it) approx £40 per appliance.
And the icing on the cake is from April all new installations of Boilers will have to be of the condensing type which will put a serious hole in your pocket and cost more to install.

Geronimo :lsabre:
 
Keep a stock of the old wiring before it runs out,you can see whats coming next.
Compulsory elec surveys when buying a house?
 
nashy said:
Keep a stock of the old wiring before it runs out,you can see whats coming next.
Compulsory elec surveys when buying a house?

You probably will not be wrong there..........
 
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