GUIDANCE FOR RECIPIENTS

This Certificate has been issued to confirm that the electrical installation work to which it relates has been designed, constructed and inspected and tested in accordance with British Standard BS7671 (The IEE Wiring Regulations).

You should have received an original Certificate and the contractor should have retained a duplicate. If you were the person ordering the work, but not the user of the installation, you should pass this Certificate, or a copy of it, to the owner.

The Minor Works Certificate is only to be used for additions, alterations or replacements to an installation that do not extend to the provision of a new circuit. Examples include the addition of a socket-outlet or lighting point to an existing circuit, or the replacement or relocation of a light switch.

A separate Certificate should have been received for each existing circuit on which minor works have been carried out. This Certificate is not valid if you requested the contractor to undertake more extensive installation work. An Electrical Completion Certificate would be required in such circumstances.