Timescale Indications

 
GENERAL INSTALLATIONS MAXIMUM PERIOD BETWEEN INSPECTIONS
Domestic 10 years or change of tenancy if sooner
Commercial 5 Years or change of tenancy if sooner
Educational Establishments 5 Years
Hospitals 3 Years
Industrial 3 Years
Residential Accommodation 5 years
Offices 5 Years
Shops 5 Years
Laboratories 5 Years
 
BUILDINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  
Cinemas 1 Year
Church installations 5 Years
Leisure Complexes 1 Year
Places of Public Entertainment 1 Year
Restaurants and Hotels 5 Years
Theatres 1 Year
Public Houses 5 Years
Village Halls / Community Centres 5 Years
 
EMERGENCY LIGHTING 3 Years
FIRE ALARMS 1 Year
LAUNDERETTES 1 Year
PETROL FILLING STATIONS 1 Year