There seem to be many unintended consequences generated by the Amd 2 DPC. I wonder why it is US who sees them and not JPEL/64? Is it the lack of experience of JPEL/64 or is it something else?
Legally, rented properties have to be compliant with BS7671:2018. BS7671:2022 would only become a requirement if and when the Secretary of State, upon prompting by their civil servants, updates the statutory instrument. If this happens, it becomes illegal for a landlord to continue even existing tenancies unless all relevant circuits have AFDDs added. Of course it's possible that at the same time the SoS modifies the SI so that it no longer requires strict compliance with a particular edition of BS7671, and the requirement becomes rather that the installation is safe, as evidenced by a passing EICR to part 6.
I don't quite agree. The legislative system is very good at updating and consequential amendments. It is probably easy these days with computers, but they did it years ago on paper. So I suspect that Amd 2 will be captured. As far as EICRs are concerned, they are conducted against the inspection standards of BS 7671:2018. A C3 passes that standard. The inspection standards are not the same as the installation standards.
Legally, rented properties have to be compliant with BS7671:2018. BS7671:2022 would only become a requirement if and when the Secretary of State, upon prompting by their civil servants, updates the statutory instrument. If this happens, it becomes illegal for a landlord to continue even existing tenancies unless all relevant circuits have AFDDs added. Of course it's possible that at the same time the SoS modifies the SI so that it no longer requires strict compliance with a particular edition of BS7671, and the requirement becomes rather that the installation is safe, as evidenced by a passing EICR to part 6.
I don't quite agree. The legislative system is very good at updating and consequential amendments. It is probably easy these days with computers, but they did it years ago on paper. So I suspect that Amd 2 will be captured. As far as EICRs are concerned, they are conducted against the inspection standards of BS 7671:2018. A C3 passes that standard. The inspection standards are not the same as the installation standards.
