33.5. Any person who, after 30 April 1996 and before 31 July 1997, was the holder of a qualification certificate delivered by the Joint Committee for the Flat Glass Industry for the trade of erector-mechanic (glazier), the trade of setter, glass and spandrel panels, the trade of setter, mechanic (glazier), or the trade of setter journeyman, shall be exempted form the qualification examination provided for in Division IV and may obtain a competency certificate pertaining to the trade of erector-mechanic (glazier) in accordance with the provisions of section 1.2 of the Regulation respecting the issuance of competency certificates (chapter R-20, r. 5), as if that person had been exempted from the examination pursuant to section 11.
Subject to the first paragraph of section 1.4 of the Regulation respecting the issuance of competency certificates, any person who has exercised the right provided for in the first paragraph may invoke the same exemption for any subsequent application for the issuance of a journeyman competency certificate.