light fittings

[amandajebson]

I run a handy person business and employ a joiner and plumber but have been asked by a client to put 3 new light fittings up to 3 existing fittings that just have bulbs hanging from them, can we leagally do this or is there some regulation stating that we must be qualified electrician

[Ethel]

You can do this. The following are outside of the Part P Building Regs requirement:

he following types of work are non-notifiable:

Replacing accessories such as socket-outlets, control switches and ceiling roses

Replacing the cable for a single circuit only, where damaged, for example, by fire, rodent or impact(a)

Re-fixing or replacing the enclosures of existing installation components(b)

Providing mechanical protection to existing fixed installations(c)

Work that is not in a kitchen or special location and does not involve a special installation(d) and consists of:

Adding lighting points (light fittings and switches) to an existing circuit(e)

Adding socket-outlets and fused spurs to an existing ring or radial circuit(e)

Installing or upgrading main or supplementary equipotential bonding(f)