BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations is published by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) London, in agreement with the British Standards Institute (BSI).
The British Standard BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 was published under the joint authority of the IET, and of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 28th March 2022.
The first edition of the wiring regulations was published in 1882 and was titled “Rules and Regulations for the prevention of Fire Risks Arising from Electric Lighting“, and was also known as the “Wiring Rules” which was published by the “Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians” consisting of only 4 pages.
In 1903 the regulations was issued as the IEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers) Wiring Regulations until 1991, which was the 16th edition wiring regulations with amendments published up to 2004.
The standard BS 7671 was born on adoption of the standard by the BSI in 1992. A full new edition of BS 7671 is published around every 10 years or so, amendments are added to the current version every now and again as the need arises.
At time of writing the current version of BS 7671 is the 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations 2018.
1882 – 1st publication
1992 – Wiring Regulations adopted by the British Standards Institute as BS 7671
2004 – Introduction of Part P of the Building Regulations
2018 – Publication of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
The IET and BSI (British Standards Institution) published the IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment 3:2015.
The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology, formerly The IEE) began as the Society of Telegraph Engineers and of Electricians and issued the first set of Rules and Regulations in 1882.
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