Posted By owen wallace can anyone make clear what a competant person is regarding the installation and testing of electrics.

Posted By Stuart Nagle Owen. Part P states: (i) The Electrical Installation Certificate required by Part 7 of BS 7671 shall be made out and signed or otherwise authenticated by a competent person or persons in respect of the design, construction, inspection and testing of the work. (ii) The Minor Works Certificate required by Part 7 of BS 7671 shall be made out and signed or otherwise authenticated by a competent person in respect of the inspection and testing of an installation. (iii) The Periodic Inspection Report required by Part 7 of BS 7671 shall be made out and signed or otherwise authenticated by a competent person in respect of the inspection and testing of an installation. (iv) Competent persons will, as appropriate to their function under (i) (ii) and (iii) above, have a sound knowledge and experience relevant to the nature of the work undertaken and to the technical standards set down in this British Standard (e.g. BS 7671 or anotherwords the IEE Wiring regulations), be fully versed in the inspection and testing procedures contained in this Standard and employ adequate testing equipment. (v) Electrical Installation Certificates will indicate the responsibility for design, construction, inspection and testing, whether in relation to new work or further work on an existing installation. Where design, construction and inspection and testing is the responsibility of one person a Certificate with a single signature declaration in the form shown below may replace the multiple signatures section of the model form. There, That was easy... taken directly from Part 'P' of the Building Regulations, this appears to state that any competent electrican familiar with the relevant standards and their interpretation etc can inspect, test and verify the installation and issue a certificate. Stuart