# The Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Order 2008, Article 16: Eligibility for assistance from the Fund


At the discretion of the Trustee, the following shall be eligible for financial assistance to be paid from the Fund–
(a) any orphan, surviving spouse or civil partner of any person who at the time of the making of this Order has contributed to the Fund;
(b) any orphan, surviving spouse or civil partner of a person who becomes a member of the Fund after that time, provided that–
(i) the member had before their death paid a life subscription, or
(ii) at the time of the member’s death their annual subscription was not more than 9 months in arrear.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3129/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-medical-compassionate-fund-order-2008/article-16
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