Explanatory note

This Order amends the Standing Orders and Regulations of the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund.

The Order amends the Standing Orders and Regulations to provide for the amount payable for a Life Subscription to be such as may from time to time be determined by the Trustees (Article 8) and to enable widowers of persons who contributed to the Fund or of Subscribers to the Fund to be eligible in certain circumstances for assistance from the benefits of the Fund (Article 9).

The Order also provides for the annual statements of account prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 1993 to be made available to Members attending the Fund’s annual meeting (Article 12).