What's the worst that can happen? Building Regs

[SgtTrojan]

Scenario:
A fully competent electrician, 20 years experience, with full C&G apprenticeship, has 2391 and 2382 carries out a board change on a friends property (for free). The friend did not inform the Local Authority of the "notifiable" work. The electrician, in possession of all the necessary test equipment, BS7671:2008, GN3, etc, completes the work and testing successfully and issues a model form Electrical Installation Certificate.

Question: Is either the friend and/ or the electrician liable for prosecution for not notifying of the work?

 

[holmslaw]

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[ricicle]

As far as I am aware the only prosecutions that have come about are for shoddy or dangerous workmanship.

 

[cumbriahandyman]

A bit like tasting a grape in a supermarket, technically its stealing and you're a thief, but what would happen if you were prosecuted for stealing a grape?

They could not, you have eaten all the evidence.

 

[mikhailfaradayski]

possibly, but i think the council (if this scenario ever came to their attention ) may just use this as a loose threat, but really just want to get you to pay the regularisation fee and give you a completion cert so they can get back to tea and biscuits in the council house

 

[dingbat]

Question: Is either the friend and/ or the electrician liable for prosecution for not notifying of the work?

Correct answer is "Yes, not notifying is an offence in itself".

The answer your 'friend' is looking for is, "Who would know and how would they find out?".

 

[mikhailfaradayski]

A bit like tasting a grape in a supermarket, technically its stealing and you're a thief, but what would happen if you were prosecuted for stealing a grape?

They could not, you have eaten all the evidence.

HANG HIM, grape thief, lock him in a cell until he returns the evidence

 

[SgtTrojan]

So a mixed opinion so far... are the Building Regulations NOT a statutory document?

 

[dingbat]

So a mixed opinion so far... are the Building Regulations NOT a statutory document?

I think all the answers are consistent.

 

[SgtTrojan]

Two possibles, a no and a yes. I am eager for Sheds to reply.

 

[dingbat]

A few possibles a no and a yes. I am eager for Sheds to reply.

Are you sitting comfortably?

You already know the answer... a few thousand more words won't make any difference!

 

[holmslaw]

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[SgtTrojan]

I await HIS response

 

[dingbat]

Him? In that photo?

He's just looking for his contact lens!

 

[mikhailfaradayski]

A few possibles a no and a yes. I am eager for Sheds to reply.

Are you sitting comfortably?

You already know the answer... a few thousand more words won't make any difference!

but when the multicolours start, it might make the thread a bit more pretty