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So is this an emergency amendment? As it’s the third amendment, does that mean a 19th is more likely to be sooner than expected?

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lyledunn said:

So is this an emergency amendment?

There is not, strictly, such a thing as an "emergency amendment" defined in BSI's rules, and BS 0. Quite simply, it can't be considered a 'Corrigendum' because it doesn't meet the criteria, but it is a sufficiently small change to render the much longer timescale usually required for more extensive amendments, new editions, or revisions, unnecessary.

lyledunn said:

As it’s the third amendment, does that mean a 19th is more likely to be sooner than expected?

I'm sure I posted something on LinkedIn over the weekend, that speculation in this regard would be running rife (whether it would be a 'revision', 'new edition', or an 'amendment') ... I'm sure we will hear about how any subsequent Amendment is to be handled by press release at the appropriate time.

gkenyon said:

. I'm sure we will hear about how any subsequent Amendment is to be handled by press release at the appropriate time

From debate here a few years ago,( maybe from you?), I was under the impression that there can only be 3 amendments, any more have to be a new edition, the thinking came from either BS, or maybe IEC standards.

Is that still the case, or could there be a 4th Amendment of the 18th?

alanblaby said:

Is that still the case, or could there be a 4th Amendment of the 18th?

It's not the case at the moment. It really depends on the extent of changes.

Large Amendments of course mean "new book" ... as does "new dated version" of BS 7671. Also, worth looking at "Edition" of the IET Wiring Regulations, vs a new dated version of BS 7671 - the 16th Edition was BS 7671:1992 and also BS 7671:2001, each of which had some amendments. However, the extent of changes made in 2001 led to the industry thinking that anyone who hadn't had an "update" course for 2001 needed extra tuition when it came to BS 7671:2008 update courses - but these decisions on required industry training/courses are, of course, totally divorced from developing and maintaining the standard itself.

alanblaby said:

Is that still the case, or could there be a 4th Amendment of the 18th?

It's not the case at the moment. It really depends on the extent of changes.

Large Amendments of course mean "new book" ... as does "new dated version" of BS 7671. Also, worth looking at "Edition" of the IET Wiring Regulations, vs a new dated version of BS 7671 - the 16th Edition was BS 7671:1992 and also BS 7671:2001, each of which had some amendments. However, the extent of changes made in 2001 led to the industry thinking that anyone who hadn't had an "update" course for 2001 needed extra tuition when it came to BS 7671:2008 update courses - but these decisions on required industry training/courses are, of course, totally divorced from developing and maintaining the standard itself.