1. These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Installations (Operational Safety, Health and Welfare and Life-Saving Appliances) (Revocations) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 13th September 1990.
2. The provisions of the Offshore Installations (Operational Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1976(1) and the Offshore Installations (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1977(2) mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby revoked to the extent specified in column 2 of that Schedule except in so far as they apply to any offshore installation maintained in tidal waters and parts of the sea in or adjacent to Northern Ireland up to the seaward limits of territorial waters.
Peter Morrison
Minister of State,
Department of Energy
12th September 1989