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NICEIC Says - Part P - Notifiable or Not?

Published: 3 May 2005 Category: Technical articles

This one page document gives examples of work that are notifiable or not. However, it is stressed that the requirements of the Building Regulations apply to all the items of listed in the chart, irrespective of whether or not they are notifiable.

NICEIC Says - Part P - Notifiable or Not?

With certain exceptions, when it is proposed to carry out electrical installation work in a dwelling or an associated garden, conservatory or detached outbuilding in England or Wales, notification of the proposals must be given to a building control body before work begins, unless the work is undertaken by a person or firm registered with a Part P self-certification scheme.

Whether or not work is notifiable depends on the nature of the work and its location.

The chart below provides a quick— reference guide to whether or not certain items of electrical installation work commonly carried out in or around dwellings are notifiable.

It is stressed that the requirements of the Building Regulations apply to all the items of work listed in the chart, irrespective of whether or not they are notifiable.