Governing document THE PEEK VISION FOUNDATION
Governing document
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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 DEC 2015
Charitable objects
3 OBJECTS 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD: 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OR SUFFERING (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY EYE HEALTH) INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BY IMPROVING EYE HEALTH SYSTEMS THROUGH SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, TRAINING OF EYE CARE PERSONNEL, CAPACITY BUILDING, EDUCATION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND ADVOCACY. 3.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO EYE HEALTH AND OPHTHALMOLOGY, BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS INCLUDING ENHANCING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF HEALTHCARE AND NON-HEALTHCARE WORKERS SUCH AS ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY STAFF, MEDICAL STUDENTS, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, CONSULTANTS, OPTOMETRISTS, ORTHOPTISTS OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, VOLUNTEERS AND TEACHERS. 3.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. 3.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008. 3.3 THIS ARTICLE 3 MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.
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