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New electrical safety check legislation for landlords in Wales
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he Welsh Government has confirmed that the Renting Homes (Wales) Act
will come into force on 15 July 2022. Part 4 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act
states that all social and private landlords must meet The Renting Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) (Wales) Regulations 2022, which includes three new legal requirements. These are to ensure the presence of smoke alarms in proper working order; the presence of carbon monoxide detectors in proper working order and the inspection and testing of electrical installations. All rented homes must have a periodic inspection and testing (PIT) of the
electrical installation, carried out by a qualified person such as a registered electrician, every five years unless the requirements of the previous Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) indicate a shorter inspection and testing interval. Commenting on the publication of this new guidance and legislation,
NAPIT Trade Association Chairman, Frank Bertie said: “The new guidance and legislation are a welcome step forward in the provision of improving electrical safety standards in Wales. It is great to see mandatory electrical safety checks becoming a legal requirement for all tenures… The requirement to use a qualified electrician to undertake the periodic inspection and testing is key to enhancing safety and we support the Government’s recommendation to use a registered electrician.”
Founder members join new SELECT Associate Membership scheme
manufacturers and service providers the chance to become part of Scotland’s largest construction trade association. Eight leading industry organisations have already signed up as
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founder members of the new scheme. As well as offering Associate Members a wide range of benefits, the initiative will also allow them to build beneficial relationships with SELECT’s 1,260 member businesses, who between them have an annual turnover of around £1 billion. Iain Mason, Director of Membership & Communications at SELECT,
said: “Designed to accommodate organisations who don’t meet the usual criteria of membership, our new scheme will give some of the industry’s biggest names the opportunity to ally themselves with an established and successful trade
body.mAt the same time it will allows us trade to build stronger relationships with organisations that can offer relevant and useful services to our members.”
The eight founding members of the new SELECT scheme are Aico, Flexel, Linian, Luceco Group, Megger, simPRO, Tala Training and Thorn Lighting.
cottish campaigning electrical body SELECT has launched a new Associate Membership scheme that will give
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