"I being the person responsible for the Design, Construction, Inspection & Testing of the electrical installation (as indicated by my signature below), particulars of which are described above, having exercised reasonable skill and care when carrying out the Design, Construction, Inspection & Testing, hereby CERTIFY that the said work for which I have been responsible is to the best of my knowledge and belief in accordance with BS 7671:2008......"May I respond in a rational and reasoned way: You are an idiot.
Do you believe that if someone is being paid to do some work, and to give their customer a certificate on which they make that declaration, that the declaration should be true?
Let's not have any more b******s about needing to get a grip, and no more weasel words about "oh but this is the real world", no more "you're an idiot"
It's a very simple question. When a professional electrician makes such a declaration, do you think that he should be telling the truth, YES OR NO?
As we all have heard the 'its not mandatory' 'its only guidance' arguements a thousand times, is it beyond your comprehension that it is possible to create your own declaration, suitably worded so as not to commit a lie to paper.
The forms in the BRB are 'model' forms, they can be adapted, they are not absolute. Have a little think around that for a while!