(1) Subject to section 13, every bank is a member of the Scheme and remains as such untilˇX
(a) the company ceases to be a bank by virtue of section 18(3) of the Banking Ordinance (Cap 155); or
(b) its banking licence is revoked under that Ordinance.
(2) In the case of a bank the banking licence of which was granted on or before the commencement of this section, it becomes a member of the Scheme on that commencement.
(3) In the case of a bank the banking licence of which is granted after the commencement of this section, it becomes a member of the Scheme on the date on which its banking licence is granted.