
1 
That the Charter as amended by the Supplemental Charter be further amended as set out in the Schedule to this Order.
2 
This Order may be cited as the King George’s Fund for Sailors (Amendment of Charter) Order 1989.
G I de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE
1 
For Article 1(a) substitute:—“
(a) To:—
(i) secure more efficient aid and support for Marine Benevolent Institutions established within the Commonwealth supported wholly or in part by public contributions, by endowments or by the income of endowments, or by any combination thereof, and to obtain from public benevolence by means of subscription, donation, bequest or otherwise gifts of money or property;
(ii) make grants to any other organisation established within the Commonwealth subject to the condition that such grants shall be applied by such organisation for charitable purposes for the benefit of sailors as hereinafter defined.”.
2 
In Article 8 for “British Empire” in each place where these words appear substitute “Commonwealth”.
3 
For Article 20 substitute:—“
20 
In these presents—
(a) the words “Marine Benevolent Institutions” or “Institutions” shall mean institutions which materially relieve the need of sailors, or their families and dependants, and institutions for the training of young persons to be sailors and for the training of sailors, and the provision and support of lifeboats, and other institutions for the promotion of safety at sea.
(b) the word “Sailors” shall mean all persons of either sex customarily found on the books of, or forming or who have formed part of the ship’s company of ships or vessels of all kinds of the British Navy or the navy or the marine service or the mercantile marine service or fishing fleets or fishing boats of every and any part of the Commonwealth or any state under the control or protection of the British Government.”.