Offshore Safety (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

Repeals and revocation

3.—(1) In the 1971 Act, the following are hereby repealed, namely—

(a) section 2 (registration of offshore installations);

(b) in section 3 (construction and survey regulations for offshore installations), subsections (1) to (3);

(c) in section 4 (managers of offshore installations), subsection (2) and, in subsection (7), the words “in relation to any class or description of installation by regulations under this Act, or”;

(d) in section 5 (further provisions as to managers), in subsection (9), the words “in relation to any class or description of installation by regulations under this Act, or”;

(e) section 6 (safety regulations);

(f) in section 7 (regulations; general provisions), subsections (1) and (2), in subsection (4), the words “in relation to any class or description of installation by the regulations, or”, in subsection (5), the words “by regulations under this Act, or” and “regulations or”, and subsections (7) and (8); and

(g) the Schedule (subject matter of regulations).

(2) In the 1975 Act, the following are hereby repealed, namely—

(a) section 26 (safety) except in so far as it is applied by or under any statutory provision; and

(b) in section 27 (inspectors etc.), in subsection (2), the words from “and, without prejudice” to the end, and subsections (3) to (6).

(3) In section 11(2)(a) of the 1987 Act (regulations), the words “and safety requirements” are hereby repealed.

(4) The Offshore installations (Public Inquiries) Regulations 1974(1) are hereby revoked,

(1)

S.I. 1974/338