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Unfortunately it is very flawed. this statement:
"The guidance applies where protection against electric shock is by automatic disconnection of supply, as it is in the vast majority of cases"
made me laugh out loud, as RCD protection is by no means universal. It may exist in the "vast majority" of new buildings. but in the rest it is simply not there! The "vast majority" of the domestic and commercial properties I enter are over 15 years old, and generally still use rewirable fuse protection.
Basically what it says is you can omit a flylead if one of the socket front fixing lugs is fixed, or the box is earthed by SWA or metal conduit and a seperate earth or cpc is connected to the socket front, BUT ONLY IF THE WHOLE IS RCD PROTECTED!!
Are you saying that protection by "automatic disconnection of supply" requires an RCD?
Not true. ADS is the normal means of protection using rewirable fuses, MCBs, etc. See BGB 411.