# The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Regulation 6: Giving of building notice or deposit of plans


In regulation 12—
(a) after paragraph (6) insert—
“(6A) A person intending to carry out building work in relation to which Part P of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement is required to give a building notice or deposit full plans where the work consists of—
(a) the installation of a new circuit;
(b) the replacement of a consumer unit; or
(c) any addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location.”; and
(b) in paragraph (9)—
(i) after the definition of “fronting”, omit “and”; and
(ii) after the definition of “private street”, omit “.” and insert—
“; and
“special location” means—
(a)within a room containing a bath or shower, the space surrounding a bath tap or shower head, where the space extends—
(i)vertically from the finished floor level to—
(aa)a height of 2.25 metres; or
(bb)the position of the shower head where it is attached to a wall or ceiling at a point higher than 2.25 metres from that level; and
(ii)horizontally—
(aa)where there is a bath tub or shower tray, from the edge of the bath tub or shower tray to a distance of 0.6 metres; or
(bb)where there is no bath tub or shower tray, from the centre point of the shower head where it is attached to the wall or ceiling to a distance of 1.2 metres; or
(b)a room containing a swimming pool or sauna heater.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3119/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-c-amendment-regulations-2012/regulation-6
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