The recent availability of substantial Grant Aid for farm buildings has seen a considerable increase in the amount of Agri Installations being carried out by contractors. A normal Domestic Completion Cert must be issued for each of these installations.
If a new connection is required, the Cert obviously has to go be sent directly to ECSSA, for onward transmission to ESBN.
If the supply is being taken from an existing meter, the Cert, including post connection tests, should be given to the farmer. In addition to the normal Cert, a Supplementary Agri Cert must be issued, so that the farmer can claim his grant.
The Supplementary Agricultural Cert is purely an undertaking by the electrical contractor that the work has been carried out in accordance with ETCI National Wiring Rules and the number of the Domestic Cert issued should be inserted on the Agri Cert.
The Agri Cert should then be given directly to the farmer. There is no need to send the Agri Cert to ECSSA with the Completion Cert, even if a new connection is required.