new reqs

[shanky887614]

See you in the Foresters sometime in the new year?

if i'm ever in high speed pursuit of robin hood, i'll let you know and meet in the foresters.

ah i see now why tony likes it in there

from google

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[Plonker 3]

Dont knock it shanky until you have tried it.

 

[Guest125]

Please answer me:

1) are building regs law?
2) do the refer to BS7671 as the installation standard to be followed?
My answer to both these questions is yes so if you fail to install to BS7671 you are breaking the law.

 

[shanky887614]

UKES. The key part is it is only for installations designed on or after January 2015. It is not retrospective.

july actually, the regs is just released in jan

 

[Plonker 3]

1 No, there is no act of Parliament covering them.
2 yes, i believe it does.

 

[Guest125]

The Building Act 1984 is the primary legislation under which the Building Regulations and other secondary legislation are made.

so it is law.

 

[TJ Anderson]

july actually, the regs is just released in jan

That may be open to interpretation that one Shanky, that is the transition period. I wouldn't design in the transition to old regs and then install beyond that 6 months as I could just as easily design to new regs.
Implementation Dates:
1st January 2015 - The Third amendment to BS 7671:2008, The IET Wiring Regulations, became effective on this date. Following this, contractors have a six month transition period to get up to speed with the changes and can design, install and certify to either the new or previous standard.

 

[Guest125]

So thats now twice today you have read something I Have posted and interpreted it completly wrong, unless I am wrong then can you please post up any posts where I have said that please?

You said clearly earlier that you can choose to not follow BS7671 and you cannot be prosecuted for it. You actually said that. I said you were wrong and irresponsible to say that and only an idiot of an electrician would say something like that.

 

[Plonker 3]

ok i stand corrected, now where abouts does it say about all electrical installations have to comply with BS7671?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I have no evidence to believe you or disbelieve you I can only read what the guidelines say about this amendment which is that after the 1st July ALL INSTALLATIONS must be installed to amendment 3.

I know that there have been many concerns regarding this particular issue, particularly due to the Olympic Site.
It may well be that from this amendment things will be changed so that if construction begins after an amendment or new edition comes into force, then the installation must comply with the new requirements?
However as it stands, the requirements are neither retrospective, or applicable before they are produced and issued.