Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations

7 (1) Where the certifying authority determines that, when the installation is maintained in accordance with the programs submitted to it pursuant to subparagraph 4(8)(a)(iii), the installation will meet the requirements of paragraph 4(1)(a), (3)(a), (4)(a) or (5)(a) for a period of at least five years, the certifying authority shall endorse on the certificate of fitness an expiration date that is five years after the date of issuance.

(2) Where the certifying authority determines that, when the installation is maintained in accordance with the programs submitted to it pursuant to subparagraph 4(8)(a)(iii), the installation will not meet the requirements of paragraph 4(1)(a), (3)(a), (4)(a) or (5)(a) for a period of at least five years, but will meet those requirements for a lesser period, the certifying authority shall endorse on the certificate of fitness an expiration date that is the number of years or months in that lesser period after the date of issuance.

(3) A certificate of fitness shall expire on the expiration date that is endorsed on it.