Governing document THE SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL ASSOCIATION (1982) (SAMA 82)
Charity number: 1118842
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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 FEBRUARY 2007. as amended on 22 Jun 2021 as amended on 21 Jul 2022
Charitable objects
2. The Charity’s Main Objectives are:-
2.1. to promote the efficiency of the United Kingdom armed forces and other supporting units by maintaining contact between serving members of the armed forces and members and former members of the armed forces, the Merchant Navy, and other UK units that served in operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;
2.2. to advance the education of the public and members of the armed forces in matters relating to operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;
2.3. to promote good citizenship for the benefit of the public at large by commemorating the contribution made by those United Kingdom participants who died through the action during operations in the South Atlantic in 1982, and by maintaining a book of commemoration and remembrance available on the internet, as a memorial to the personnel and civilians who died in the operations in the South Atlantic in 1982;
2.4. to relieve individuals who are in receipt of the South Atlantic Medal 1982 issued by the United Kingdom for their service in the South Atlantic during the period between 2 April 1982 and the 21 October 1982, and also their dependants, who are in need by virtue of hardship, sickness or old age by:
2.4.1. making grants of money to them or
2.4.2. providing or paying for goods, services, facilities, or assistance for them or
2.4.3. making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services, or facilities to those in need or
2.4.4. sponsoring return visits to the Falkland Islands for those in need of relief from trauma or distress caused by their involvement in the 1982 South Atlantic operations.
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