(1) A person is a member of an MDO:
(a) at all times when the person is a member of the MDO according to the MDO's constitution; and
(b) no matter how the person's membership is described.
(2) Without limiting paragraph (1)(a), a person does not cease to be a member of an MDO merely because some or all of the person's rights and privileges as a member are suspended, have lapsed or have ceased.
(3) Without limiting paragraph (1)(b), a person is a member of an MDO even if the person is described by the MDO's constitution as:
(a) an associate member; or
(b) an honorary member; or
(c) a non - financial member; or
(d) a retired member; or
(e) a student member.