Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989

Repeals.

4.—(1) The following provisions of the existing enactments are hereby repealed—

(a) section 113 of the Factories Act, 1955, section 42 of the Office Premises Act, 1958 , section 149 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , and section 60 of the Dangerous Substances Act, 1972, from the coming into operation of section 3 of this Act;

(b) section 125(1) of the Factories Act, 1955, section 46 of the Office Premises Act, 1958 , section 65(1) of the Dangerous Substances Act, 1972, and sections 15 (1) and (2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987 , from the coming into operation of section 9 of this Act;

(c) section 9 of the Safety in Industry Act, 1980, from the coming into operation of section 10 of this Act;

(d) section 39 of the Safety in Industry Act, 1980, and section 26 of the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987 , from the coming into operation of section 12 of this Act;

(e) section 73 of the Factories Act, 1955, sections 35, 36, 37 and 38 of the Safety in Industry Act, 1980, and sections 23 , 24 and 25 of the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987 , from the coming into operation of section 13 of this Act;

(f) section 127 of the Factories Act, 1955, section 49 of the Safety in Industry Act, 1980, section 24 of the Office Premises Act, 1958 , section 151 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , and section 2 of the Dangerous Substances (Amendment) Act, 1979, from the coming into operation of section 17 of this Act;

(g) sections 93 to 95 of the Factories Act, 1955, sections 27 to 29 of the Office Premises Act, 1958 , sections 130 and 131 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , sections 39 and 40 of the Dangerous Substances Act, 1972, and section 53 of the Safety in Industry Act, 1980, from the coming into operation of sections 33 and 34 of this Act;

(h) section 11 of the Safety in Industry Act, 1980, and section 132 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , from the coming into operation of section 37 of this Act;

(i) section 78 of the Factories Act, 1955, sections 103 and 104 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , sections 29 and 30 of the Dangerous Substances Act, 1972, and section 31 of the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987 , from the coming into operation of sections 46 and 47 of this Act;

(j) section 110 of the Factories Act, 1955, section 55(1) of the Dangerous Substances Act, 1972, section 39 of the Office Premises Act, 1958 , section 55 of the Safety in Industry Act, 1980, and section 37 (1) of the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987 , from the coming into operation of section 51 of this Act;

(k) section 111 of the Factories Act, 1955, and section 40 of the Office Premises Act, 1958 , from the coming into operation of section 52 of this Act;

(l) section 112 of the Factories Act, 1955, and section 41 of the Office Premises Act, 1958 , from the coming into operation of section 53 of this Act;

(m) section 114 of the Factories Act, 1955, and section 150 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , from the coming into operation of section 54 of this Act.

(2) From the coming into operation of section 49 the existing enactments mentioned in the second column of the Fifth Schedule (relating to penalties) are hereby repealed or revoked as the case may single be to the extent specified in the third column thereof.

(3) The existing enactments (other than those referred to in subsections (1) and (2) and those set out in Part II of the Second Schedule ) are hereby repealed.