BS 7671 18th Edition AMD 2

Summary of the key changes

 Part 1 and 2 Changes

• 110.1.2.(iv) - Following the inclusion of Chapter 82, the design, installation, inspection and testing of low-voltage
prosumer electrical installations (PEI) now falls within the scope of BS 7671.This includes certain elements not
before considered part of the electrical installation, such as parts of the public supply network.
• 110.1.2.(vi) - The installation and support of fibre optic cables now falls within the scope of BS 7671, together with
the fixed wiring for information and communication technology, signalling, control and similar purposes. This
means that the requirements of 521.10.202 in respect of preventing premature collapse in the event of a fire also
apply to such cables when installed in locations such as stairways and corridors where entanglement might occur
during access, egress and firefighting activities.
• 131.2.1 - The reference to the term “direct contact” has been removed.
• 131.2.2 - The reference to the term “indirect contact” has been removed.
• 132.8 - The effects of loss of voltage must now also be considered when determining the characteristics of
protective equipment.
• Part 2 – Numerous new definitions associated with new inclusions/areas of coverage such as PEI (Chapter 82)
have now been introduced.
 Part 4 -Chapter 41 – protection against electric shock
Protective equipotential bonding to non – metallic
service pipes

• New wording "Liable to introduce a dangerous

potential difference”
• Continuity test can be used to determine if the pipe is
extraneous
• More emphasis on a visual inspection of the
pipework throughout the installation

PLEASE DO NOT record an observation relating to no

Main Protective Bonding Conductor present.
PLEASE DO ensure the relevant box in section J is
populated with N/A
PLEASE detail the below in in the summary

The incoming service pipe is non-metallic and as such

has been verified as a non-extraneous part which is
considered not liable to introduce a potential difference
 Chapter 41 – protection against electric shock
Regulation 411.3.3

The wording has been modified with the intention of only allowing the
omission of additional protection by RCD for those socket-outlets that have
been installed to provide a supply to electrical equipment in locations only
accessible to instructed (BA4) or skilled (BA5) persons.

A note has also been included which clarifies that for the purpose of this
exception, an ordinary person (BA1) instructed in the use of the installation The risk assessment
does not become an instructed person (electrically), but remains an ordinary determining this should be
person. compiled by an electrically
skilled person in
NB: Appendix 5 Classification of external influences conjunction with the site
duty holder or the relevant
BA1= Ordinary person person responsible for the
BA2= Children use of the socket-outlet
BA3= Disabled person and must be appended to
BA4= Instructed person the electrical certification.
BA5= Skilled person
411.4.2 – Additional connection to earth

It is a requirement that the neutral or midpoint of a TN power supply system is to be earthed. AMD2 introduces a
recommendation that an additional connection to Earth by means of one or more electrodes in accordance with
Chapter 54 is made to the main earthing terminal (MET).

NB : 411.4.1 still clearly states that where the earthing is provided from a public or other supply system, compliance
with the necessary conditions external to the installation is the responsibility of the distributor.

This will be difficult to determine unless we have access to design information

Chapter 42 – Protection against thermal effects

421.1.7 - Where previously the use of Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD) was only recommended, AMD2
introduces a requirement for their installation at the origin of any single-phase AC final circuits supplying
socket-outlets with a rated current not exceeding 32 A in the following premises:

• Higher Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs);

• Houses in Multiple Occupation;
• Purpose-built accommodation for students; and
• Care homes.

It also recommends that, for all other premises, single-phase AC final circuits supplying socket-outlets with a
rated current not exceeding 32 A are protected by AFDDs

In the absence of any clear definition, a new Note 1 states that, for the purposes of this requirement, an
HRRB is assumed to be a residential building over 18m in height or in excess of six storeys, whichever is met
first.
Chapter 42 – Protection against thermal effects – Continued

Section 422 is reserved for precautions where particular risks of fire Regulation 422.1 now calls for the fire
safety design of the building to be documented. For locations where this is the case, the information should
be included in a fire safety manual for the building, in accordance with applicable legislation and guidance.

422.2 deals specifically with protected escape routes stating that only cables or electrical equipment
connected with the following purposes may be installed:
(i) An essential fire safety or related safety system;
(ii) general needs lighting; or
(iii) socket-outlets provided for cleaning or maintenance purposes.

Therefore in practice , the installation of cables in a protected escape route will be limited to those for
lighting and associated controls, emergency lighting, fire detection, and alarm systems.

Regulation 422.2.1 has been revised and now includes requirements for the selection of cables and cable
management systems for use in a protected escape route.
Chapter 42 – Protection against thermal effects – Continued

422.3.4 now clarifies that cables within locations with risks of fire ,due to the nature of processed or stored
materials, must meet the requirements of BS EN 60332-1-2 unless:

• Fully embedded in non-combustible material such as plaster or concrete; or

• Installed in one or more of the following:

A conduit system satisfying the test under fire conditions of BS EN 61386-1; or

A cable trunking or ducting system satisfying the test under fire conditions specified in the appropriate part
of the BS EN 50085 series.
 Chapter 44 – Protection against voltage disturbance and
electromagnetic disturbances
443.4.1
Protection against transient overvoltage's is now required where an overvoltage due to the
effects of an indirect lightning strike, or the damage caused by such, could result in:

• Serious injury to, or loss of, human life;

• Failure of a safety service; or
• Significant financial or data loss.

Regulation 443.4.1 also states that for all other cases, protection against transient
overvoltage's shall be provided unless the owner of the installation:

• Declares it is not required due to any loss or damage being tolerable; and
• Accepts the risk of damage to equipment and any consequential loss.

It is recommended that where this particular part of the requirement is employed, a written
statement from the client agreeing to the omission of overvoltage protection is appended
to all copies of the electrical certification for future reference.
 Chapter 44 – Protection against voltage disturbance and
electromagnetic disturbances- continued
443.4.2 - Consideration should also be given to the provision of protection
against overvoltages where equipment likely to produce switching overvoltages or
disturbances exceeding the applicable rated impulse voltage of equipment given in Table
443.2 is installed.

This may include certain inductive or capacitive equipment, such as motors, transformers,
capacitor banks, storage units or high current loads.

The new approach described in Section 443 removes the need for a calculated risk level
(CRL) assessment. As such, all information pertaining to the CRL formerly in regulation
443.5, such as the flash density map, has been removed.
 Distribution board labels
Regulation 514.14.1 has been deleted ,therefore you are no longer required to affix a notice at or near a
distribution board containing wiring identified in accordance with two editions of BS 7671/Wiring Regulations.

The new regulation 514.16.1 requires that the presence of SPDs should be indicated at or near the relevant
distribution boards. This is a new requirement any you will shortly be issued with these new labels to affix at or
near a distribution board.

The Guidance for recipients for an EIC now includes the specific information also detailed on labels affixed at or
near to a DB or consumer unit. This provides an option of not affixing these labels within domestic premises only
to prevent them being unsightly for the client.

We have taken the decision not to apply this option and you are still required to affix these labels at or near a
distribution board in all types of installation ;

• Next inspection recommendation

• RCD test button usage
• The presence of SPDs
 Cables sizes

Table 52.3 has been modified, placing lighting and power circuits together in the same usage category.

The effect of this is that the minimum cross-sectional area (CSA ) for copper conductors in power circuits falls
from 1.5mm to 1mm squared .

The previous Note 4 to this table, which allowed 1mm2 CSA copper conductors to be used for bathroom
extract fans and other similar small items of current-using equipment has been deleted.

Please note that the minimum conductor size must always be selected applying all relevant requirements of
BS 7671.
 Chapter 53 - RCD testing

531.3.2 contains recommendations to limit the risk of unwanted tripping of RCDs. This now includes the use of
RCBOs to protect individual circuits in residential premises as one means to be considered for this purpose.

531.3.3 clarifies that Type AC RCDs may now only be selected to supply fixed equipment where the load current
contains no DC components.

531.3.4.1 & 531.3.4.2 These requirements now allow the use of:

• Type B and F RCDs to BS EN 62423 in applications operated by ordinary persons and skilled or instructed
persons respectively

• Socket-outlets with integral RCD (SRCDs) and fused connection units with integral RCD (FCURCDs) to BS 7288 to
provide additional protection to equipment and wiring downstream of their point of installation
RCD Types

The correct type of RCD must be

installed relative to the equipment
used
 Chapter 54- High Protective Conductor Currents

A number of changes have been made in regulation group 543.7, covering earthing requirements when installing
equipment with high protective conductor currents.

543.7.1.201 has been deleted, so special measures are no longer required for protective conductors where there
are protective conductor currents exceeding 3.5mA but less than 10mA. This change aligns the UK requirements
with those in the source IEC and CENELEC standards.

543.7.1.204 has also been deleted. There is no longer a requirement where two protective conductors are installed
in a high protective conductor circuit for these to be terminated independently of each other at all connection
points throughout the circuit, such as at socket-outlets and distribution boards.

In regulation 543.7.2.201, the option for a radial final socket-outlet circuit to use the circuit protective conductor of
an adjacent similar circuit has been removed.
 Chapter 54 Protective Bonding Conductors
Another slight but important update has been made to Regulation 544.1.1, relating to Main Protective Bonding
where an installation serves more than one building.

Now, any outbuilding on a TN-S or TT earthing system can be bonded in accordance with the incoming cable
protective conductor related to that building.

Previous Editions required the designer to consider the bonding from the main building, which is still the case for
TN-C-S systems

The additional wording includes ;

“Where an installation serves more than one building ,a main protective bonding conductor shall be selected in
accordance with the characteristics of the distribution circuit protective conductor for that particular building”
 Part 6 – Insulation Resistance Testing

643.3.2 has been modified to clarify that, for initial verification, all conductors should be tested at least
once at the DC test voltage given in Table 64 of BS 7671 appropriate to the circuit’s nominal voltage. This is
to confirm that the integrity of the insulation has survived the installation process.

643.3.3 states that:

Where connected equipment is likely to influence the measurement or result of the test, or be damaged,
the testing required by regulation 643.3.2 shall be carried out prior to the connection of equipment; and

After connection of the equipment, a test at 250 V DC shall be applied between live conductors and the
protective conductor connected to the earthing arrangement. The measured insulation resistance shall be
at least 1 MΩ.

A new note informs that it may be necessary for some electrical equipment to be disconnected during the
250 V DC test to avoid their influencing any test results obtained.
 Part 6 – RCD Testing

Modifications have been made to 643.7.1 in the notes relating to testing to determine the effectiveness of
automatic disconnection of supply by an RCD ;

Note: Regardless of RCD type, effectiveness is deemed to have been verified where an RCD disconnects within
the time stated below, with an alternating current test at rated residual operating current (IΔ n ): For general
non-delay type, 300ms maximum; For delay ‘S’ type RCD, between 130ms minimum and 500ms maximum

A similar change has been made to the note in regulation 643.8, which now advises that, regardless of RCD type,
the effectiveness of an RCD to provide additional protection is deemed to have been verified where an RCD
disconnects within 300ms maximum, with an alternating current test at rated residual operating current (IΔn).

Therefore , we now only need to test an RCD on the 1x on either 0 or 180 degrees setting

Appendix 3 Table 3A, covering the tripping times of RCDs, has now been deleted.
 EIC – Additional requirements

644.1.2 has been amended to recognise that a person certifying any additions or alterations to an existing
installation;

• Must not issue the certification until any defects or omissions which will affect the safety of the addition or
alteration have been corrected; and

• Should record on the certification any other defects found in the existing installation during the course of
the work.
 Part 7 – Special Locations
In locations containing a bath or shower (701.414.3); swimming pools or other basins (702.414.3); rooms and
cabins containing sauna heaters (703.414.3); conducting locations with restricted movement (706.414.3); and
medical locations (710.414.3), where SELV or PELV is used, a source described in regulation 414.3 (iv) shall not
be used.

This recognises that the extra-low-voltage supply provided by “certain electronic devices” does not provide
sufficient separation etc. when considering the increased risks associated with wet or other harsh
environments. This is a good example of the BS 7671 numbering system being employed properly.
701.512.3 Socket-outlets

701.512.3 Socket-outlets may now be installed in a location containing a bath or shower if placed at least 2.5m
horizontally from the boundary of zone 1.

Previously, regulation 702.53 contained a special dispensation which allowed the installation of socket-outlets
or switches at 1.25 m horizontally from the edge of zone 0 of a location containing a swimming pool or other
basin, subject to certain conditions being met. This has been removed to align with HD 60364-7-702 2010, the
source CENELEC document.
 PART 7 – Section 710 Medical Locations

710.411.6 In Group 2 medical locations, a medical IT system must be used for final circuits for ME equipment
and ME systems intended for life support and surgical applications within the patient environment, other
than equipment such as:

• Items with a rated power greater than 5 kVA;

• X-ray equipment; and
• The supply to equipment providing adjustment movements of fixed operating tables.

This regulation further requires that the total leakage current without load, including the medical IT
transformer, of all circuits connected to a medical IT system must not exceed 10 mA.

Two new notes have been added. Note 4 clarifies that the leakage current of the transformer winding is
limited to 0.5 mA. Note 5 recommends a maximum length of 25m for the final circuit connected to a medical
IT distribution board. This is due to the effects of capacitive leakage of final circuit cables.
 PART 7 – Section 710 Medical Locations continued

Previously, regulation 710.411.6.3.3 asked that consideration should be given to the installation of insulation
fault location equipment in medical IT systems. This has now become a requirement in AMD2 where a
medical IT system serves more than one room or more than one place of patient treatment.

710.415.2.3 An equipotential bonding busbar (EBB) shall be provided in or near each medical location it
serves. It shall be readily accessible and shall not be located in a ceiling void due to infection risks associated
with ceiling tile removal for inspection and testing purposes.

710.511.1 now requires distribution boards for medical Group 2 locations to be installed on the same floor
level, immediately adjacent to or, where permitted, in the locations they supply.

710.512.1.1 previously required transformers for medical IT systems to be installed in close proximity to the
medical location they supply. It now requires them to be installed on the same floor level and within the
same fire compartment as the medical location they supply.
 PART 7 – Section 710 Medical Locations continued

710.514.9.1 contains the requirements for provision of diagrams and documentation. It now requires the
following additional items to be provided:

• A schematic diagram showing the layout of the local supplementary equipotential bonding, location of
the EBB and internal connections of the EBB; and

• A record schedule and test data for the supplementary protective equipotential bonding system,
including details of the connected item, size of conductor and resistance measurement.

710.52 Clarification has been provided in a note explaining that where a number of Group 2 medical
locations are physically connected and functionally dependent on each other, a wiring system serving one
location may pass through another location so associated.

710.531.3 states that, where RCDs are required in Group 1 and Group 2 medical locations, only Type A
according to BS EN 61008 or BS EN 61009 or Type B or Type F devices according to BS EN 62423 may be
selected, depending on the possible fault current arising. It also states that Type AC RCDs shall not be used.
 PART 7 – Section 710 Medical Locations continued

710.559 requires, for Group 1 and 2 medical locations, that a minimum of two lighting circuits are to be
provided from separate sources of supply. At least one of the circuits must be supplied from a system for
safety services.

Additionally, the luminaires on escape routes shall be arranged on alternate circuits, one of which is
supplied from the power supply source for safety services.
 Section 711- Exhibitions, shows and Stands

Section 711 applies to installations of exhibitions, shows and stands.

Previously, 711.410.3.6 prohibited the use of the protective measures of non-conducting location and earth-
free local equipotential bonding. AMD2 also prohibits the use of electrical separation to supply more than one
item of equipment.

The newly introduced regulation 711.410.3.101 requires that all final circuits with a rated current not
exceeding 32 A supplying socket-outlets or handheld equipment and final lighting circuits other than for final
circuits of safety services shall use one of the following protective measures:

Automatic disconnection of supply (ADS) with additional protection by means of a 30 mA RCD;

• SELV or PELV; or
• Electrical separation, where each socket-outlet or item of handheld equipment is supplied individually by an
isolating transformer or by the separate windings of an isolating transformer.
 Section 712 - Photo Voltaic supply systems

This section has been revised and expanded significantly.

Previously, this section contained only requirements for PV supply systems intended to operate in parallel with
a system for the distribution of electricity to the public. It now also contains requirements for PV generators
supplying installations not connected, and as an alternative, to a system for distribution of electricity to the
public (712.1).

We are awaiting further information from the IET in order to provide in-depth coverage of the main changes in
this section.
 Section 714- Outdoor Lighting Installations

The wording of regulation 714.411.203 has been amended to clarify that the requirement applies to
street furniture connected directly to a distributor’s PME network; that is, the DNO supply equipment
is within that item of street furniture.

Another significant change has been made in regulation 714.411.3.4 in respect of the examples given
of where additional protection by an RCD is required for lighting that is accessible to the public. This
now includes gardens and similar spaces open to the public.
 Section 717 Mobile or Transportable units

Accessible parts of a unit to be connected to the main earthing terminal of the unit by main protective bonding
conductors. This has been changed to require that such bonding is now provided to the structural metallic parts of
the unit.

717.411.4 The conditions to be met to allow a PME earthing facility to be used for the supply of a mobile or
transportable unit have been modified to require that:

• The installation is either continuously under the supervision of a skilled or instructed person competent in such
work.

• The suitability and effectiveness of the means of earthing has been confirmed before the connection is made;
or

• The unit is located within, or outdoors of an upper storey or roof of a building or structure containing the
electrical installation which supplies the unit.
 Section 722- EV Charging points

This section now includes the changes introduced by BS 7671:2018+A1:2020, together with other changes,
such as:

722.512.2.203 A correction has been made. Protection against impact of high severity (AG3) is required for EV
charging equipment installed in public areas and car parks.

722.531.3.101 has been modified to clarify that each charging point shall be protected individually by an RCD
of the appropriate type for the installation.

722.826.3.201 This is a new requirement that deals with the use of an EV charging point protected by a device
complying with 722.411.4.1 (iii), (iv) or (v) when forming part of a prosumer’s electrical installation.
 Chapter 82 –Prosumers Low Voltage Electrical Installations

This is an entirely new chapter containing requirements, measures and recommendations for the design,
erection and verification of all types of low-voltage electrical installations to ensure that low-voltage electrical
installations are compatible with current and future ways to safely deliver electrical energy to current-using
equipment either from the public network or from other sources such as local production and/or energy
storage.
 Additional Changes to Part 5
512.1.5 contains requirements relating to the compatibility of the temperature ratings of conductors and the electrical
equipment to which they are connected in normal service conditions. The text has been modified to state that this
requirement is deemed to have been met where live conductor sizing is based on current ratings for 70°C cables of
similar construction. This regulation also now requires that the installer must, if asked, provide the documentation
specified in the Electromagnetic Capability Regulations 2016. (See also Note 2 on this requirement).

For example, where single-core 90 °C thermosetting insulated cables are to be employed, values for current-carrying
capacity should be taken from Table 4D1A (single-core 70 °C thermoplastic insulated cables, non-armoured, with or
without sheath (copper conductors)) rather than from Table 4E1A (Single-core 90 °C thermosetting insulated cables, non-
armoured, with or without sheath (copper conductors)) of BS 7671 Appendix 4.

A number of notable changes have been made to the requirements for identification and notices. For example: 514.4.2 It
is no longer permissible to oversleeve the green/ yellow protective conductor in a multicore cable to use it as a live
conductor

A number of changes have been made to Table 51. including conductor colour changes for functional earthing
conductors and DC circuits
 Additional Changes Part 5 continued
Table 537.4 has been updated to include details on motor starters to the BS EN 60947 series; SRCDs and FCURCDs to BS
7288; AFDDs to BS EN 62606; and plugs and socket-outlets to BS 546. It also clarifies that it is the functionality of the removal
of a fuse which is described, and that switches of switched socket-outlets aren’t necessarily suitable to provide isolation as it
is the removal of the plug that provides this function.

544.1.1 has been reworded to try and provide clarification of main bonding requirements at secondary buildings where PME
conditions do not apply.

551.7.2 contains requirements for a generating set that is intended to operate in parallel with another source, typically taken
from a public supply network. This includes a longstanding requirement that a generator may be connected on either the
supply side or the load side of all overcurrent protective devices for final circuits of the installation.

If connected on the load side, a number of requirements that must be met are listed, including that the current-carrying
capacity of the final circuit conductors (Iz) is selected using the following formula:

Iz ≥ In + Ig
 Additional Changes Part 5 and 6

553.1.201 specifies which socket-outlets are suitable for use in installations in household and similar premises.
A new note has been added clarifying that, for the purposes of this regulation, USB charging ports, coaxial
outlets, data outlets, HDMI and other AV outlets are not regarded as socket-outlets.

Note 1 to regulation 560.6.9 has been updated to reflect the replacement of ENA Engineering
Recommendations G83/2 and G59/3 for generators capable of operating in parallel, by G98 (for
microgenerators of rating up to and including 16 A) and G99 (for generators of rating exceeding 16 A per
phase). A new Note 3 has also been added signposting the reader to BS 8519 when seeking guidance on the
specification of wiring systems for safety services.

642.3 lists those inspection items which should be checked during initial verification, where applicable.
Inspection of any earth electrodes, if present, has been added to the listing.

Regulations 644.3 and 653.2 have been amended to recognise the separation of the schedules of circuit details
and test results onto separate pages in the model forms.

A note to regulation 643.7.3.1 advises that test results obtained with a fault loop impedance test instrument
may be adversely affected by connected equipment such as inverters
 Additional Changes Part 7

A note has been moved from its previous location under regulation 702.410.3.4.3 relating to the use of
automatic disconnection of supply using an RCD in zone 2 of a fountain to immediately below the header for
regulation group 702.410.3.4 (“Application of protective measures against electric shock”).

This is because the guidance given is applicable to wherever a PME earthing facility is used as the means of
earthing for an installation associated with a swimming pool or other basin.

704.411.3.1 gives requirements for fault protection where the protective measure of ADS is applied in
construction and demolition site installations. The previous note to this requirement, suggesting referral to
BS 7375 if considering the use of a PME facility, has been modified to state additionally that it is very difficult
to achieve and maintain protective bonding to all extraneous-conductive-parts throughout the life of the
installation.

Further detail on the types of industrial plug and socket-outlet with a rated current exceeding 125 A and up
to 800 A which may be employed on such sites has been added to regulation 704.511.1.
 Additional Changes Part 7 - Continued
The requirements in regulation 704.522.8.101 for the installation of cables on construction and demolition sites
in respect of mechanical stresses have been expanded to clarify that:

• Cables should not be run across site roads or walkways. Where this is unavoidable, adequate protection
against mechanical damage and contact with construction plant machinery must be provided.

• The protection of surface run and overhead cables against mechanical damage should be sufficient for the
environment and activities on site.

• Flexible cables that are subject to movement shall be to H07RN-F (BS EN 50525-2-21) or offer equivalent
resistance to abrasion and to water.

Clarification has been provided in regulation 704.537.2 that current-using equipment on a site covered by
section 704 must be supplied via an Assembly for Construction Sites (ACS), incorporating overcurrent protective
devices, devices affording fault protection and, if required, socket-outlets. It should also incorporate a means of
switching and isolation for the incoming supply with provision for securing in the off position.
 Additional Changes Part 7 - Continued
Several changes have been made within section 706, which covers conducting locations with restricted
movement, notably:

Within regulation group 706.41 (“Protection against electric shock”), there are no longer any requirements
relating specifically to handlamps, which are now treated as mobile equipment and so may now be supplied by
not only SELV but also electrical separation for the supply of a single item of equipment.

There is now a new regulation 706.413.3.2 which requires the source for electrical separation to be situated
outside the conducting location with restricted movement, unless the source is part of the fixed installation
within the location.

Similarly, the new regulation 706.414.3.101 requires the source for SELV or PELV to be situated outside the
conducting location with restricted movement unless it is part of the fixed installation within the conducting
location with restricted movement.

Another new regulation, 706.415.2.1, requires that where functional earthing is employed, supplementary
bonding is to be provided connecting all exposed-conductive-parts and extraneous-conductive-parts to the
functional earth terminals.
 Additional Changes Part 7 - Continued
Section 722 Electric vehicle charging point installations. This section now includes the changes introduced by BS
7671:2018+A1:2020, together with other changes, such as:

722.411.4.1 The method described previously in indent (i) of this regulation has been deleted as it was
acknowledged that its use was impracticable in most cases. However, in an attempt to avoid confusion in
respect of referencing the other methods described, it has been marked as “deleted by BS
7671:2018+A2:2022”, and subsequent methods have not been renumbered.

Note 1 of this regulation has also been modified substantially to clarify how to determine suitability for purpose
when items of equipment such as open-PEN protective devices are installed, given that no British or
Harmonized standard exists currently for such products.

Annex A722 has been redrafted to include guidance on the use of a device meeting indent (iii) of regulation
722.411.4.1.

In Section 753, covering heating cables and embedded heating systems, 753.554.4.201 and 753.554.4.202 now
contain the requirements for impact protection of heating cables previously contained in regulation group
554.4.
 Changes to Appendices

Appendix 1 has been updated to reflect changes to the standards referenced in AMD2.

Appendix 2 References to industry guidance and European Directives has been removed.

Appendix 3 Table 3A, covering the tripping times of RCDs, has been deleted. This information is no longer required
now that the necessary guidance on compliance when testing the effectiveness of RCDs is included in the notes to
regulations 643.7.1 a) and 643.7.1 b) for fault protection and 643.8 for additional protection.

Appendix 4 The data previously given in Table 52.2 of regulation 523.9 has been moved to Item 2.6 of Appendix 4 in
BS 7671. This places this information with all other correction factors which may need to be applied when sizing live
conductors.
 Changes to Appendices – Continued

Appendix 6 Within the model forms:

• The Electrical Installation Certificate has been changed to include an integral, reduced, schedule of inspections (see Fig 6).

• The previous schedule of inspections for new installation work for domestic and similar premises has been deleted.

• The previous examples of items requiring inspection during initial verification have been replaced with an example checklist
which may be used when carrying out the inspection to populate the new reduced schedule of inspections. This checklist does
not have to be provided with the certificate.

• A number of changes have been made to the Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate to ensure relevant data relating to
the work carried out and the installation in which work is taking place is captured.

• The guidance for recipients to accompany the Electrical Installation Certificate, the Minor Electrical Installation Works
Certificate and the Electrical Installation Condition Report have been modified to include information relating to:
 Changes to Appendices – Continued
Appendix 6- Continued

• Six-monthly operation of the integral test button of RCDs and, where fitted, AFDDs;

• Status checks on SPDs; and

• Warning notices where an installation includes alternative or additional sources of supply.

• Clarification is provided in the condition report inspection schedule that outcomes against Item 1.1 of the schedule, other
than access to live parts, should not be used to determine the overall outcome of the assessment (see Fig 7).

• The Schedule of inspections for the Electrical Installation Certificate, the associated example checklist and the inspection
schedule for the condition report all now ask for details relating to prosumer’s electrical installations, where present.

• There are now separate pages for the schedule of circuit details and schedule of test results to allow sufficient space to enter
the necessary data.
 Changes to Appendices – Continued

Appendix 7 Regulation 514.14, which required a warning notice to be affixed to a distribution board containing wiring identified
in accordance with two editions of the BS 7671/Wiring Regulations, has been deleted. As a result, this appendix, which used to
contain guidance on the identification of conductors at the interface between wiring complying with two editions of BS
7671/Wiring Regulations, has also been deleted.

Appendix 11 is a new appendix providing guidance on the requirements for safety signs, warning signs and instructions
employed in electrical installations.

Appendix 13 Escape routes and fire protection. This appendix, which previously gave guidance on methods for measuring the
insulation resistance/ impedance of floors and walls to Earth, now gives guidance on:
• Cables in protected escape routes and fire protection; and
• Fire sealing of penetrations.
 Changes to Appendices – Continued

Appendix 17 Energy efficiency. The scope of this appendix now clarifies that much of its content does not apply to dwellings and
similar premises. However, the use of LED lighting is now promoted specifically in such premises. It recommends that the
designers of such installations consider:

• The energy efficiency of appliances;

• Load prioritisation and load shedding measures;
• The intended use of the installation in question; and
• Provision of a manual means to allow the user to override automatic functions.

Also in Appendix 17, guidance is provided on the role of meshes in providing an energy-efficient installation, and the guidance
relating to user requirements for the installation has been expanded.
A new section also relates to periodic assessment to confirm whether projected design efficiencies are being met. It is intended
that this appendix will be developed and become Chapter 81 of BS 7671 in a future amendment.
 EIC – Schedule of Inspection
The Electrical Installation Certificate has been changed to include an integral, reduced, schedule of
inspections

The Schedule of inspections for the Electrical Installation Certificate, the associated example checklist and the
inspection schedule for the condition report all now ask for details relating to prosumer’s electrical installations,
where present.
EICR – Schedule of Inspection
There is now an option to select “Inadequacies“ in Part 1 of the
inspection schedule. With the exception of a code 1 situation this
will now replace the requirement to attribute a code for a defects
found for sections 1.1 - 1.1.5 which relate to the supply intake
equipment, as this area of the installation is covered by the ESQCR
and outside of the scope of BS 7671.
Sections 1.2 and 1.3 will still require the relevant code to be selected
as shown in the examples below;
 EICR – Schedule of Inspection

There are also additional items on the Inspection list as shown below
EICR – Circuit details and Test results
New section to record
SPD type

New section for RCD

Information
EICR – Circuit details and Test results

There is now only a requirement to

complete and record a 1x test . The 5x
box will now be N/A