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The Law. New Part P Building Regulations

When do the new rules start?
From 1 January 2005, people carrying out electrical work in homes and gardens in England and Wales will have to follow the new rules in the Building Regulations.

Why have you introduced the new rules?
To reduce the number of deaths, injuries and fires caused by faulty electrical installations.
To make it harder for 'cowboy builders' to leave electrical installations in an unsafe condition.

What should I do if I want to do some electrical work?
Make sure you use a government registered contractor such as ElectriciansOnCall.com , that way you can be sure the correct design and installation procedures have been adhered to.

What will happen if I do not follow the Building Regulations?
The electrical installation might not be safe.
You will have no record of the work done.
You may have difficulty selling your home if you do not have the right electrical safety certificates.
Your local authority's Building Control Department may insist that you put right faulty work.

Where can I get more information?
Always use an NICEIC-registered contractor to ensure that your electrics are installed and maintained safely and correctly.

Contractors registered by NICEIC are assessed on a regular basis to ensure that they are competent and capable of meeting the relevant technical and safety standards, codes of practice and rules of the Schemes they are
registered to. Each Scheme has a defined set of competence criteria that contractors must meet to achieve and maintain registration.

In addition to this ElectriciansOnCall.com are also fully approved by N.I.C.E.I.C. for total peace of mind in domestic and commercial installation work.