Amendment 4 Introduces Two New Chapters

Amendment 4 introduces two entirely new chapters to BS 7671. Both address areas where the regulations were overdue for guidance.

Chapter 57 Covers Battery Installations

Battery storage is everywhere now. Domestic systems paired with solar. Commercial backup power. The regulations were overdue for catching up, and now they have.

This chapter provides detailed guidance on stationary secondary battery systems.

If you’re already doing this work, you’ve been navigating without a proper map. Now you’ll have one.

Chapter 81 Introduces Energy Efficiency

This is a shift in direction for BS 7671. The regulations have always been about safety. Now they’re starting to address energy performance too.

Chapter 81 is a framework rather than detailed requirements, but it signals where future editions are heading. Energy efficiency is becoming part of the electrical installation conversation.

Your Software Needs to Keep Up

When Amendment 4 comes into force, every certificate you produce needs to comply with the updated regulations. Your values need checking against new requirements. Your forms need to reflect the changes.

Most certification software will race to update after publication. Developers reading the same documents as everyone else, trying to interpret what the changes mean, pushing updates weeks or months after the regulations come into force.

During that gap, you’re producing certificates on software that doesn’t know the rules have changed.

Gary isn’t going to read about Amendment 4 when it’s published. He’s helping write it. The regulation intelligence in Shine Forms comes from him - not from a developer searching the IET website.

When Amendment 4 arrives, Shine Forms will be updated from day one. Automatic. No extra cost. No waiting.