"Part P in force by 2004" - is the headline on the front page of the current
edition [1] of 'Electrical review' news magazine.

Some snippets, more or less verbatim:

- Part P will be introduced into the Building Regulations "by the
end of 2004", according to the [ODPM].

- Speaking this month at the NICEIC-hosted 'Green light for Part P
seminar', Paul Everall, head of the ODPM's Building Division was
unable to confirm an exact start date for the new legislation, but
said "ministers were anxious to take Part P forward."

- a [competent persons] scheme the NICEIC has applied to operate,
alongside "one or two others which will have to be assessed"

- Self-certification schemes that meet Government approval will be
available by December or January.

- Although the ODPM declined to commit to an exact date, Clark
[NICEIC] was more forthcoming, claiming legislation would be
introduced in February 2004 with a requirement to come into force
by the summer. However, he said there is "talk of a two year
window to get everyone on board."


[1] Electrical review, Vol. 236, no. 15, October 2003.

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Andy