Part P

[swparksey]

I was just reading the Cardiff County Council Building control website and this is what it has to say about Part P

Part P - Electrical safety

Changes to the Building Regulations, by the addition of Part P to the Schedule 1 requirements, has introduced regulations affecting domestic electrical installations which came into force on 1[SUP]st[/SUP] January 2005. This means that a fixed electrical installation in a dwelling has become a ‘controlled service or fitting’ and thus subject to the statutory provisions of the Building Regulations.
The new regulations require:
Reasonable provision to be made in the design, installation, inspection and testing of electrical installations to protect persons against fire and injury.
Where an electrical installation is provided, extended or altered, sufficient information is provided so that persons wishing to operate, maintain or alter the installation in the future can do so reasonably safely.

No Mention of having to have a registered spark carry out the work, or indeed have LABC. As long as you make reasonable provision and provide sufficent information, i.e issue a certificate and a circuit details label your good to go

 

[swparksey]

Ha and this is even better, as long as you are DIY then your good to go IMHO http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/electrical_safety.pdf

Off goes Mr DIY to replace his CU as replacements don't need notifying to Building Control

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Nothing new mate......it describes part P as it came into force in 2005.....read the PDF on the website. The work which always needed notifying still does,whether DIY or scam member.

Edit....referring to OP

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Ha and this is even better, as long as you are DIY then your good to go IMHO http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/electrical_safety.pdf

Off goes Mr DIY to replace his CU as replacements don't need notifying to Building Control

Still cant see where anythings changed....where does it say a CU change does not need notifying?

 

[Silly Sausage]

I await Des56's response

 

[Guest55]

A bit behind the times arent you ?
7 years since part p started and you begin your rant now ?
Lol , take a number and join the queue.
;-)

 

[swparksey]

Still cant see where anythings changed....where does it say a CU change does not need notifying?

From the pdf
You do not need to tell your local authority’s Building ControlDepartment about:

repairs, replacements and maintenance work

Thats all you need to read lmao



Replacement CU = no notification.
LMAO

Yes well behind the times, it just made me chuckle when I was on their site looking for some forms for notification of some other work.

I think I was number 1 in 2005 but may have missed my place in the Queue