PART 1The Building Regulations 2010

Giving of building notice or deposit of plans6.

In regulation 12—

(a)

after paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A)

A person intending to carry out building work in relation to which Part P of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement is required to give a building notice or deposit full plans where the work consists of—

(a)

the installation of a new circuit;

(b)

the replacement of a consumer unit; or

(c)

any addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location.”; and

(b)

in paragraph (9)—

(i)

after the definition of “fronting”, omit “and”; and

(ii)

after the definition of “private street”, omit “.” and insert—

“; and

“special location” means—

  1. (a)

    within a room containing a bath or shower, the space surrounding a bath tap or shower head, where the space extends—

    1. (i)

      vertically from the finished floor level to—

    2. (aa)

      a height of 2.25 metres; or

    3. (bb)

      the position of the shower head where it is attached to a wall or ceiling at a point higher than 2.25 metres from that level; and

    4. (ii)

      horizontally—

    5. (aa)

      where there is a bath tub or shower tray, from the edge of the bath tub or shower tray to a distance of 0.6 metres; or

    6. (bb)

      where there is no bath tub or shower tray, from the centre point of the shower head where it is attached to the wall or ceiling to a distance of 1.2 metres; or

  2. (b)

    a room containing a swimming pool or sauna heater.”.