Originally posted by CanadianSparky:
Funny isnt it? But our trades are administered by the Provincial Government and not the National.
I'm sure one of our American friends will confirm this, but as I understand it in the U.S. it is the individual STATE laws which quote the NEC, so I guess it's similar in principle. (Yes, I know counties & cities can then add their own requirements.)
Our local govts. in Britain can pass local ordinances, called "bye-laws," but they've never extended to electrical work.
In fact many local bye-laws are treated as a joke and never enforced: Things like 19th century bye-laws making it illegal to hang out washing before 8 a.m. or something similar. Technically though, they're still in force.
