What is the current law in England and Wales?
* Notes: In Britain: England and Wales were required to conform with the new regulations from 1 April 2005. As far as Northern Ireland is concerned our information is undermined because the government keeps moving the goal posts (this is the norm with government departments, for example see the WEEE legislation for a gross illustration). However, we understand from communications that oil-fired boilers are common in NI and at the last account (Q4 2006) we understand that condensing boilers must be fitted in ‘new-builds’ but for replacements the legislation should have come into force in April 2007. A useful telephone number for EST energy advice in NI is 0800 512012 and you may find it best to check with them. We understand that in Scotland there were no immediate plans to introduce this requirement, which surprises us. CORGI is the Council for Registered Gas Installers (sic) OFTEC is the Oil Firing Technical Association (sic) SEDBUK is a British standard designed to be a realistic mea
