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Anybody undertaking electrical installation work in domestic properties in the Isle of Man

must comply with Part P (Electrical Safety – Dwellings) of the Building Regulations 2007,

whether they are a professional or a homeowner.

Membership of the Electrical Competent Persons Scheme in the Island has soared since the

electrical contractors to ensuring the safety of electrical installations in private dwellings.

The legislation requires only tradesmen who have joined a Competent Person Scheme, such

being fully up to the required standards.

Local Authority Building Control in advance of all work by making an application for approval

prior to start of works on site and pay relevant plan and site inspection fees, except minor

jobs such as works indicated in Table 1 below.

Alternatively, homeowners can employ an Approved Competent Person Scheme electrician

to carry out the work and they will notify your Local Building Control Authority within 30

days of completion of the works and will issue a Completion Certificate to you and the

Building Authority without charge.

Homeowners and contractors need to be aware of the requirements of Part P and with its

overall objective to help improve industry standards and prevent injuries caused by

substandard domestic electrical installation work.

An up to date list of electrical contractors in the Isle of Man who are members of Competent

Persons Scheme can be found on Departments web site

1. Replacing any fixed electrical equipment (for example, socket-outlets, control

switches, and ceiling roses) which does not include provision of any new fixed

cabling,

2. Replacing the cable for a single circuit only, where damaged, for example, by fire,

rodent or impact (on condition that the replacement cable has the same currentcarrying

capacity and follows the same route),

3. Re-fixing or replacing the enclosures of existing components (if the circuit’s

protective measures are unaffected),

4. Providing mechanical protection to existing fixed installations (if the circuit’s

protective measures and current-carrying capacity of conductors are unaffected by

increased thermal insulation),

5. Installing or upgrading main or supplementary equipotential bonding (such works will

need to comply with other applicable legislation, such as the Gas Safety (installations

and use) Regulations,

a) Adding lighting points (light fittings and switches) to an existing circuit,

b) Adding socket-outlets and fuse spurs to an existing ring or radial circuit,

c) Telephone or extra-low voltage wiring and equipment for the purposes of

communications, information technology, signalling, control and similar

purposes,

d) Prefabricated equipment sets and associated flexible leads with integral plug

and sockets connections.

1. Locations containing a bath tub or shower basin,

2. Swimming pools or paddling pools,

3. Hot air saunas

1. Electric floor or ceiling heating system,

2. Garden lighting or power installations,

3. Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems

4. Small Scale generators such as microchip units,

5. Extra-low voltage lighting installations, other than pre-assembled, CE-marked

lighting sets, and

6. Any other installations that are not mentioned in Table 1.

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