Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:
TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF VETERANS LIVING IN, OR VISITING, DORSET, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND FUNDING TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS FURTHERING SUCH PURPOSES.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OBJECTS CLAUSE, ‘VETERANS’ ARE DEFINED AS ANYONE WHO HAS SERVED FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY IN HER MAJESTY’S ARMED FORCES (REGULAR OR RESERVE) OR MERCHANT MARINERS WHO HAVE SEEN DUTY ON LEGALLY DEFINED OPERATIONS, AND IS A
‘SERVICE LEAVER’, AS DEFINED BY HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT.
