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Electrical installations |
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Wiring practice by region or country |
Regulation of electrical installations |
Cabling and accessories |
Switching and protection devices |
Date | Edition / change | Information |
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1882 | 1st Edition | Titled ‘Rules and Regulations for the prevention of Fire Risks Arising from Electric Lighting’, and known as the 'Wiring Rules' |
1888 | 2nd Edition | Titled 'Wiring Rules & Regulations in Buildings |
1897 | 3rd Edition | Titled ‘General Rules recommended for Wiring for the Supply of Electrical Energy’ |
1903 | 4th Edition | issued as IEE Wiring Regulations, called ‘Wiring Rules’ |
1907 | 5th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations |
1911 | 6th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations |
1916 | 7th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations |
1924 | 8th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations ‘Regulations for the Electrical Equipment of Buildings’ |
1927 | 9th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations |
1934 | 10th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations |
1939 | 11th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations. Revised in 1943, reprint with minor amendments in 1945, supplement in 1946, further revised in 1948 |
1950 | 12th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations. Supplement issued 1954 |
1955 | 13th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations. Reprinted in 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964 |
1966 | 14th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations. Reprinted in 1968, 1969, 1969 again (metric units[verification needed]), 1970 (in metric units), 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976 |
1981 | 15th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations. (Possibly reprinted 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988?[verification needed]) |
1991 | 16th Edition | Issued as IEE Wiring Regulations. Reprinted with amendments 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004 |
1992 | BSI adopts as a standard | Wiring Regulations adopted by the British Standards Institute as BS 7671 |
1992 | Legislation | Electricity at Work Regulations come fully into effect in Northern Ireland |
2004 | Incorporated into building regulations | Part P of the Building Regulations ('Requirements for Electrical Installations') comes into force, covering legal requirements for UK electrical installations. The guidance in the Approved Documents refers to BS 7671 as being one way to achieve compliance. The version in force when the law came into effect was the 16th edition, BS 7671:2001, as amended in 2002 and 2004. |
2008 | 17th Edition | Amended 2015 ('Amendment no. 3') - current standard as of October 2016 |
2018 | 18th Edition | Expected to introduce energy efficiency performance levels and the use of arc fault detection devices.[8] Made available on 2 July 2018. |