Afternoon,
Just thinking about Part P implications.
If someone rewires their house, from dodgy rubber wiring etc. to fully regs-compliant wiring, but doesn't get BC approval, and it is subsequently noticed (e.g. during the sale of the property), could the BC office insist that the wiring be returned to its original (and unsafe) state?
Just wondered what level of nonsense could ensue if some BC officers decided to cause trouble for someone.
Al
No, because Part P would apply to the act of putting it back
It won't happen. BCO's want the quiet life and are not going to take action over something that is not obviously u/s, and even if they did my (limited) experience is that magistrates take a pretty dim view of those who institute prosecutions on mere technicalities. What may well happen is that the seller will be asked to produce a test certificate if he hasn't gone down the Part P route.
No, they'll probably just be asked to regularise it and get a certificate, which might require additional work if the work isn't up to scratch.
Christian.
If only .......
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