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All content relating to the iet wiring regulations, including details of books and other publications, is now available on a dedicated iet website for the electrical industry. The title became general rules recommended for wiring for the supply of electrical energy with the third edition in 1897, wiring rules with the fifth edition of 1907, and settled at regulations for the electrical equipment of buildings with the eighth edition in 1924. Digital wiring regulation subscriptions wiring regulations. A practical guide to the 17th edition of the wiring regulations.
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