Landlord electrical safety certificate

I agree with JP.


Let's look a little more closely at Chapter 65.

651.2 "Periodic inspection shall be carried out ... to provide for: ... (vi) the identification of installation defects and non-compliances with the requirements of the relevant parts of BS 7671, that may give rise to danger." (My emphasis)

653.2 "The Report shall include the following: ... - any non-compliance with the requirements of BS 7671 which may give rise to danger ..." (My emphasis again)

653.1 specifies that the EICR shall be based upon the model in Appendix 6.


Page 475 Notes for the person producing the Report:


"... An installation which was designed to an earlier edition ... is not necessarily unsafe for continued use or requires upgrading. Only damage, deterioration [etc] which may give rise to danger, should be recorded." (My emphasis once again)


So as I read this, there is no obligation to report non-compliances which do not give rise to danger. However, to do so would be good practice. Indeed over the page under GUIDANCE FOR THE INSPECTOR we are told that the absence of RCDs for additional protection is at least a C3. IMHO, old colours do not give rise to danger and self evidently, neither does an out of date quarterly test notice.

I agree with JP.


Let's look a little more closely at Chapter 65.

651.2 "Periodic inspection shall be carried out ... to provide for: ... (vi) the identification of installation defects and non-compliances with the requirements of the relevant parts of BS 7671, that may give rise to danger." (My emphasis)

653.2 "The Report shall include the following: ... - any non-compliance with the requirements of BS 7671 which may give rise to danger ..." (My emphasis again)

653.1 specifies that the EICR shall be based upon the model in Appendix 6.


Page 475 Notes for the person producing the Report:


"... An installation which was designed to an earlier edition ... is not necessarily unsafe for continued use or requires upgrading. Only damage, deterioration [etc] which may give rise to danger, should be recorded." (My emphasis once again)


So as I read this, there is no obligation to report non-compliances which do not give rise to danger. However, to do so would be good practice. Indeed over the page under GUIDANCE FOR THE INSPECTOR we are told that the absence of RCDs for additional protection is at least a C3. IMHO, old colours do not give rise to danger and self evidently, neither does an out of date quarterly test notice.