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Lockdown Scotland New law? Essential electrical work only in private dwellings....

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Scotland’s first minister announced today that:

“Fifth, we will strengthen the provisions in relation to work inside people’s houses.



We have already issued guidance to the effect that in level 4 areas work is only permitted within a private dwelling if it is essential for the upkeep, maintenance and functioning of the household.  We will now put this guidance into law.”


source:


 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-update-first-ministers-statement-13-january-2021/



Any ideas what constitutes essential electrical works to avoid breaking the law unintentionally? 


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    "to carry out utility (including electricity, gas, water, telephone, broadband) safety checks, repairs, maintenance and installations"


    Could be taken as "Oh I want to install an extra light to look pretty" if someone is daft enough to translate it such.

    Also fridges etc - What`s to prevent someone with one adequate fridge wanting an additional one without good reason?.


    People will try to apply rules and regulations to fit in to justify their own selfish wants rather than apply them in the spirit unto which they have been devised for. We see it a lot with Covid but it also happens in all of live`s tapestries too.

    No wonder our Lawmakers and rulemakers spend loadsa time on money making laws & rules in order to stop folk circumventing the intentions of Parliaments and Commitees . Unfortunately , speed of delivery of Covid rules is paramount and we do not get the luxury of time to mull with this.


    Too many people will not play fair and spend considerable effort "cheating" the system.


    I think all any tradesman can do is to apply reasonable judgement and say to oneself  "I looked as objectively as possible and agreed my actions were reasonable and proportionate"
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    "to carry out utility (including electricity, gas, water, telephone, broadband) safety checks, repairs, maintenance and installations"


    Could be taken as "Oh I want to install an extra light to look pretty" if someone is daft enough to translate it such.

    Also fridges etc - What`s to prevent someone with one adequate fridge wanting an additional one without good reason?.


    People will try to apply rules and regulations to fit in to justify their own selfish wants rather than apply them in the spirit unto which they have been devised for. We see it a lot with Covid but it also happens in all of live`s tapestries too.

    No wonder our Lawmakers and rulemakers spend loadsa time on money making laws & rules in order to stop folk circumventing the intentions of Parliaments and Commitees . Unfortunately , speed of delivery of Covid rules is paramount and we do not get the luxury of time to mull with this.


    Too many people will not play fair and spend considerable effort "cheating" the system.


    I think all any tradesman can do is to apply reasonable judgement and say to oneself  "I looked as objectively as possible and agreed my actions were reasonable and proportionate"
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