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PROPOSED ELECTRICAL LEGISLATION

The government have produced draft regulations on the periodic inspection and testing of domestic installations.


It can be found here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111191934


I have serious concerns with the proposed definition of "qualified" as it does not require anyone to have any qualifications whatsoever , so it does not do what it says on the tin. It perpetuates the current practice of any knuckle scraping half whit who does not know their amp from the elbow carrying out inspection and testing. Without setting out defined required qualifications it becomes unenforceable.


Unless an MP makes an objection as Secondary it will become law without debate. I have written to my recently Knighted MP this morning to explain my views on the proposed legislation and in particular the definition of "Qualified" that contains no requirement to have any qualifications. 


Unless the government gets any objections these Regulations will become law. Only an MP can get proposed secondary legislation changed.


You may wish to join me in writing to your MP?
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  • not yet, but maybe it will soon if we keep pointing it out.

    After all  there is already

      a first errata.     

    That cryptic ISBN13 number  ISBN-13: 978-1- 78561-170-4 is the same as the one in the regs by the way,

    so now it is really referring to our friend  BS7671, just by the ISBN number...doh..

    oh there is also

      a delay so they can have another round of meetings. 

    someone or something is having an effect it seems.
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  • not yet, but maybe it will soon if we keep pointing it out.

    After all  there is already

      a first errata.     

    That cryptic ISBN13 number  ISBN-13: 978-1- 78561-170-4 is the same as the one in the regs by the way,

    so now it is really referring to our friend  BS7671, just by the ISBN number...doh..

    oh there is also

      a delay so they can have another round of meetings. 

    someone or something is having an effect it seems.
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