Our Voltimum Experts answer your questions on a daily basis in our Technical Expertise area. This Question of the Day, concerning legislation regarding changing landlord's slot meters, is answered by the NICEIC:
Answer: The works, as described, appear to be Minor Works as defined in BS7671: 2008 and - as such - a Minor Works Certificate should be issued upon completion as an assurance of electrical safety.
Works subject to the scope of the Minor Works Certificate are not notifiable unless they take place in a kitchen or bathroom environment, in which case they become notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations. Domestic works must comply with Part P, and the most convenient means of compliance is for the works to be carried out by a contractor who is Part P registered.
There is an alternative route to compliance that involves the submission of a Building Notice, but generally this is a very torturous and expensive route to compliance.
For interest, see the 'Landlord's Guide to Electrical Safety', produced by the Electrical Safety Council. Click to download (PDF doc - 689kB file size).
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