18. A section or the executive committee may recommend the appointment of an honorary member. After study, the council may, by resolution, decide to issue an honorary member’s certificate to a natural person who(1) was a master electrician and technical guarantor of an electrical contractor’s licence for at least 10 years;
(2) is no longer involved in the carrying on of an electrical contractor business; and
(3) has distinguished himself or herself through exceptional services rendered to the Corporation within a section or on a province-wide basis.