(1) A person shall cease to be a cadet —
(a) when, subject to subsection (2), he or she ceases to be a student of an authorised school;
(b) if he or she is dismissed from the Cadet Corps;
(c) if he or she resigns from the Cadet Corps; or
(d) if he or she has been convicted of an offence except where the offence is a minor traffic offence or has been spent in accordance with the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act.
(2) Where a cadet ceases to be a student of an authorized school the Advisory Council may, upon an application, permit that cadet to remain in the Cadet Corps if —
(a) he or she is of good character and has the approval in writing of the Principal of the authorized school; and
(b) in the opinion of the Advisory Council the circumstances of the case warrant it.