Has been that way for years in New Zealand, although you can place cable through building, to be checked, then connected by a Registered Electrician. Safety First. Bob L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Johnston" <d-johnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 12:54 PM Subject: [modeleng] New wiring regs > I am in the process of planning a new outdoor workshop and I have discovered > that Big Brother has been changing the rules about what you can do yourself > in the way of electrical work. It would appear that in the near future ,here > in the UK, we are not going to be able to wire up a garage or workshop > without having a tame professional electrician in tow. Have others noticed > this ? What is the position elsewhere in the world? > Doug J -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- -- Desc: "AVG certification" No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 9/03/2005 MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.