There are, you may be suprised to hear, no specific regulations with regard
to placing electrical outlets over or near sinks!!!

However, there are regulations which state that a particular electrical item
must be suitable for the environment in which it is used. It is this
regulation which effectively prevents the use standard electrical fittings
near sinks etc, requiring that the outlet must be IP44 in such an area.
Her-indoors would not allow such an industrial outlet near the kitchen
sink!!

The practical, rule-of-thumb answer to the question is "not within 30cm of
the edge of the sink, including any intregal draining board" (IEE. Snags &
Solutions Handbook)


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Any there any regulations about how close electrical sockets can be to
sinks (or how far away they must be) ?

Regards.