Versions of s. 324(1)
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Where a Canadian ship in respect of which a certificate, other than a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate, has been issued under section 318 or 319, is absent from Canada at the date when the certificate expires, the Minister or any person authorized by him for the purpose may, if it appears proper and reasonable to do so, grant such extension of the certificate as will allow the ship to return to Canada, but no such extension has effect for a period exceeding five months, and no such ship shall, after returning to a port in Canada, clear from that port until inspection has been made and a new certificate issued.