11. A certificate of approval of construction of a pressure vessel shall be issued to a manufacturer,(1) if he has complied with the requirements of section 9;
(2) if he has furnished a declaration of conformity, attesting that the qualifications of his labour force and the quality of the materials used are in accordance with the regulations; and
(3) if the vessel has been inspected during construction by an inspector or a person to whom the Minister has delegated powers or, in the case of a pressure vessel constructed outside Québec for use in Québec, it has been inspected during construction by a body recognized by regulation.
The Government may, by regulation, exempt certain classes of pressure vessels from the obligation imposed by subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph, provided that the manufacturer labels the vessels of that class in accordance with the standards provided by regulation.