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BS7671 or Wiring Regulations?

UKPN
There is a guy on here asking "what is the point of the wiring regulations?" He hasnt explained his question, so I would like to expand a little.

If you pass the City and Guilds exam, you are awarded a certificate titled "BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations" The term "Wiring Regulations" is not on the sheet.

However, I note that most job requirements ask for 2391/2396/18th Wiring Regulations. Virtually no one talks in the context of " BS7671"

I am wondering if members can give me an idea how the two terms are related, who makes the decisions on "regulations" and who is accountable for those decisions. I have noted errors/confusion on various posts these last few days caused by ambiguity in those regulations and it seems the person who should be protected by these regulations (the customer) is the last to be considered.

Ever the cynic, is the term "wiring regulations" retained  for sentimental reasons or just to sell the book?

Thanks in advance.


Regards, UKPNZap


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    AJJewsbury:
    gkenyon:
    John Peckham:


    BS 7671 is not a statutory document so in itself is not law but may be quoted in a court of law in the same way the Highway Code can be quoted, I have done this in both the County and Criminal Courts. In the fatal Emma Shaw Crown Court case one defendant was charged under Section 7 of the HASAWA for failing to carry out an insulation resistance test and the requirement  to do this was quoted in the prosecution evidence. I have been in court many times over the last 30 years but never thought I would hear the words "insulation resistance test" in the charge read out to the defendant prior to the trial. 


     


    Although one piece of legislation does require compliance with BS 7671 for some things - not least Regulations 21 and 22 of ESQCR which requires the consumer's electrical installation to comply with BS 7671 where the consumer has generation that may operate as either a switched alternative to the public supply, or operate in parallel with the public supply.




    Also the "Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020" (although not quite the same version of BS 7671).

       - Andy.




    So the reason I didn't mention this, is that it only requires periodic verification to BS 7671, not full compliance (although that could be inferred by having to address defects, it could be debated that only "make safe" not "fully comply" is required).


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    AJJewsbury:
    gkenyon:
    John Peckham:


    BS 7671 is not a statutory document so in itself is not law but may be quoted in a court of law in the same way the Highway Code can be quoted, I have done this in both the County and Criminal Courts. In the fatal Emma Shaw Crown Court case one defendant was charged under Section 7 of the HASAWA for failing to carry out an insulation resistance test and the requirement  to do this was quoted in the prosecution evidence. I have been in court many times over the last 30 years but never thought I would hear the words "insulation resistance test" in the charge read out to the defendant prior to the trial. 


     


    Although one piece of legislation does require compliance with BS 7671 for some things - not least Regulations 21 and 22 of ESQCR which requires the consumer's electrical installation to comply with BS 7671 where the consumer has generation that may operate as either a switched alternative to the public supply, or operate in parallel with the public supply.




    Also the "Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020" (although not quite the same version of BS 7671).

       - Andy.




    So the reason I didn't mention this, is that it only requires periodic verification to BS 7671, not full compliance (although that could be inferred by having to address defects, it could be debated that only "make safe" not "fully comply" is required).


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