Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations (Electrical Regulations)

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The Building Regulations do not restrict who may carry out electrical installation work. If you want to do the work yourself you should make sure that you know what you need to do before starting any work. There are a number of reputable guides that you can use to help you. In England only, an electrician registered with a third-party certification scheme (a ‘registered third-party certifier’). Some registered installers also carry out work under the Green Deal, are members of the TrustMark scheme or the Microgeneration Certification Scheme all of which give further consumer protection. ASSURE, Blue Flame, BM TRADA, BSI, CERTASS, Certsure, FENSA, NAPIT, STROMA Installation of plumbing and water supply systems and bathrooms and sanitary ware:

If you do not comply the work will not be legal. You could be prosecuted and could face unlimited fines. If an installer is not registered, then certain riskier jobs (identified as ‘notifiable’ in the Building Regulations) will need to be inspected, approved and certificated by:

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Some examples of work that you do not need to tell a Building Control Body about but you can still use a Competent Person Scheme registered installer Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, BSI, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Electrical installation work only in association with other work in dwellings (eg kitchen installations, boiler installations):

APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, STROMA (except for wholesome cold water supplies) Replacement of roof coverings on pitched and flat roofs (not including solar panels): If the work has not been notified to a Building Control Body or carried out by a Competent Person Scheme registered installer the local authority will have no record that the work complies with Building Regulations. These records will be important when you come to sell your home as you may be asked to provide certificates of compliance with the Building Regulations. Many jobs in the home need to be notified to and approved as being compliant with Building Regulations by a Building Control Body, either your Local Authority Building Control or a private sector Approved Inspector, unless carried out by installers registered with a Competent Person Scheme who can self certify that their work is compliant.If you do not use an installer registered with a Competent Person Scheme then you will have to submit a building notice or full plans application and pay a fee to have a Building Control Body come and inspect the work you have carried out. APHC, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation of fixed air conditioning or mechanical ventilation systems in dwellings: APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation or replacement of solid fuel burners: addition of a radiator to an existing heating system (may not need notifying in some circumstances) List of the types of work covered by Competent Person Schemes Installation of cavity wall insulation: