In article ,
"Andy Wade" writes:

It's not the law yet, but a public electricity supplier can refuse to
connect you if your wiring does not comply with the 'British standard
requirements - i.e. BS 7671. So thou shall't bond.

It's in The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002,
which came into force on 31st January 2003.

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Andrew Gabriel