33. Any person referred to in section 11.1 of the replaced Regulation who could have been exempted from the qualification examination under that section shall retain until 31 December 1994 the right to obtain a certificate of qualification in one of the trades referred to in that section and the right to be exempted from the qualification examination to obtain the issuance of a competency certificate in accordance with the provisions of section 1.2 of the Regulation respecting the issuance of competency certificates (chapter R-20, r. 5).
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.