"Z" wrote in message
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Which laws, statutes, regulations etc require that portable appliances
are tested and that electrical installations are tested?
BS7671 requires inspection and testing of electrical installations but
it is not statute.
Is it PUWER or HSW that requires the testing of 'appliances'?

It is a requirment under the HSW Act that work equipment has a suitable
regime of maintenance to keep it safe. PAT is one such regime and, more
importantly, having PAT stickers on the equipment makes the H&S Inspectors
happy.

Colin Bignell