Guidance should always be taken from your local Building Control department or a qualified electrician.  No responsibility is taken for the definitions below.

Non-notifiable works include repairs, replacements and maintenance; and additions or alterations to existing circuits outside kitchens and bathrooms.  Replacing power sockets, replacing a damaged power cable, replacing a light switch or ceiling rose, adding lighting points, sockets and fused spurs to existing circuits as long as they are not in a special location or special installation and do not require the addition of a new circuit.

Notifiable work includes all works in special locations / installations such as kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms, saunas, swimming pools.  Additionally work in any other part of a dwelling that involves the addition of a new circuit is also classed a notifiable. The term 'dwelling'  includes the grounds of a residence, hence garden lighting and wiring to, and in, out-houses is also classed as notifiable.

You can get more information from your local authority's Building Control Department who publish a free 'Explanatory Booklet on the Building Regulations'.

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