There is only one schedule of Inspections in the 17th model forms, as was the case for 16th. The difference is the note at the bottom on the 17th version which states clearly :
"Tick to indicate a test has been carried out and the result is satisfactory
"X to indicate a test has been carried out and the result is not satisfactory (applicable for a periodic inspection only)"
LIM to indicate, exceptionally, a limitation agreed with the person ordering the work prevented the inspection being carried out (applicable for a periodic inspection only)"
Well that is a massive change - don't see it as small at all.
It means that if you are doing the I&T part of a 3-part EIC you cannot fail an installation.
So since the outcome of a PIR does not include compulsion to fix things, what is the point of ever being able to put an X against anything?
Its a small change but the consequences are that the certificate reflects my previous assumption (based on NICEIC brainwashing) that for an EIC all boxes must be ticked and therefore you are responsible for ensuring that the whole installation is satisfactory when issuing one, upon for example, a CU change.
That is utter madness, and totally unworkable - the whole system breaks down.
I'll repeat the example I gave earlier - if you find a cable that is incorrectly routed and you can't put an X on the EIC, then you can't replace the CU.
So all this talk of the regulations not being retroactive is complete b*ll*cks.
It means that if someone has something non-compliant with their installation they can't have a new CU.
Is that really how it should work?
How is leaving someone with no rcd, rewirable fuses, and a concealed cable in the wrong place better for all concerned than leaving them with MCBs/RCDs/RCBOs, and a concealed cable in the wrong place?
"Hello - is that Acme Electrical?"
"Yes - how can I help?"
"I'd like an extractor fan in my bathroom"
"OK - that means that the bathroom circuits will have to now be RCD protected, which means your CU will need replacing, so it will cost about £5000, because I don't know how deep the cable under the patio to your summerhouse is, so it will all have to be dug up"
That "small change" in the notes for the schedules in the 17th has got implications of enormous magnitude.