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| Preface |
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1.2 The Building Regulations |
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1.3 Approved Document P: Electrical safety -- Dwellings |
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1.4 Notification to Building Control, etc. |
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1.7 Provision of information |
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1.8 Scottish Building Regulations |
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1.9 Welsh Building Regulations |
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1.10 Building Regulations in Northern Ireland |
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1.11 Qualifications for Qualified Supervisors |
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Section 2 Design, selection and erection of electrical installations |
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2.2 Selection of materials |
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32 | (7) |
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3.1 Location and accessibility |
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3.3 Earthing and protective equipotential bonding |
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51 | (3) |
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3.5 Installing residual current devices (RCDs) |
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Section 4 Circuit specifications |
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4.2 Final circuits using 13 A socket-outlets (to BS 1363-2) and fused connection units (to BS 1363-4) |
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4.3 Permanently connected equipment: requirements for switching |
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4.4 Cooker circuits in household or similar premises |
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4.5 Water and space heating |
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Section 5 Kitchens, special installations, special locations, etc. |
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5.3 Locations containing a bath or shower |
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5.4 Swimming pools, hot tubs, etc. |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (1) |
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5.6 Floor and ceiling heating systems |
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5.7 Outdoor lighting and power, sheds, garages and greenhouses |
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5.8 Solar photovoltaic systems and small-scale embedded generators |
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5.10 Electric vehicle charging installations |
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Section 6 Inspection and testing |
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87 | (7) |
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6.4 Operation of residual current devices (RCDs) and residual current breakers with overcurrent protection (RCBOs) |
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7.1 Safety policy and risk assessment |
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7.5 Defects in electrical installations |
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8.1 The need for maintenance |
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8.2 Domestic installations |
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8.3 Purpose of periodic inspection (condition reporting) |
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124 | (1) |
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8.4 Electrical Installation Condition Report |
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Section 9 Three-phase supplies |
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9.1 Electricity distribution |
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9.3 Characteristics of three-phase supplies |
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9.6 Alternating voltage and current |
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9.8 Single-phase AC equipment |
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9.9 Three-phase AC equipment |
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Section 10 Other Building Regulations |
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10.1 Structure (Approved Document A) |
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144 | (3) |
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10.2 Fire safety (Approved Document B) |
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147 | (7) |
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10.3 Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture (Approved Document C) |
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10.4 Resistance to the passage of sound (Approved Document E) |
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155 | (2) |
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10.5 Ventilation (Approved Document F: 2010 edition) |
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157 | (4) |
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10.6 Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings (Approved Documents L1A and L1B: 2010 editions) |
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161 | (4) |
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10.7 Access to and use of buildings (Approved Document M) |
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165 | (4) |
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Section 11 Identification of conductors |
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11.2 Addition or alteration to an existing installation |
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11.3 Switch wires in a new installation or an addition or alteration to an existing installation |
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11.4 Intermediate and two-way switch wires in a new installation or an addition or alteration to an existing installation |
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174 | (1) |
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11.5 Line conductors in a new installation or an addition or alteration to an existing installation |
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175 | (1) |
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11.6 Changes to cable core colour identification |
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11.7 Addition or alteration to a DC installation |
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Section 12 Scottish Building Regulations |
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12.3 Scottish guidance documents |
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179 | (3) |
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12.5 Electrical installations |
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182 | (1) |
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12.6 Guidance on electrical work not requiring a warrant |
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12.7 Comparison between Scottish and English guidance documents |
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186 | (1) |
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Section 13 Welsh Building Regulations |
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187 | (10) |
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187 | (1) |
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13.2 Approved Document P: Electrical safety -- Dwellings: 2006 edition with 2010 amendments |
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188 | (2) |
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13.3 Notification to Building Control |
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190 | (3) |
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13.4 Non-notifiable minor work |
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193 | (3) |
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13.5 Provision of information |
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| Appendix A The Electrotechnical Assessment Specification |
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| Appendix B Electrical installation competent person schemes |
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235 | (2) |
| Appendix C Building Regulations: Third Party Certification Schemes -- Conditions of Authorisation |
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237 | (6) |
| Appendix D Approved Document B: Fire safety, Volume 1 -- Dwellinghouses |
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243 | (8) |
| Appendix E Safety instructions |
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251 | (16) |
| Index |
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