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Amendment of primary objects of the Society.
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4.—(1) The primary objects of the Society are hereby declared to be—
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(a) to furnish volunteer aid to the sick, wounded and shipwrecked at sea of armed forces in time of war,
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(b) to furnish relief to prisoners of war and to such civilians as are protected persons,
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(c) in time of peace or war to carry on and assist in work for the improvement of health, the prevention of disease and the mitigation of suffering throughout the world.
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(2) In subsection (1) of this section—
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(a) the reference to sick, wounded and shipwrecked at sea of armed forces is to—
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(i) wounded and sick within the meaning of the Wounded and Sick Convention, and
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(ii) wounded, sick and shipwrecked at sea within the meaning of the Maritime Convention,
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(b) the reference to prisoners of war is to prisoners of war within the meaning of the Prisoners of War Convention,
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(c) the reference to protected persons is to protected persons within the meaning of the Civilians Convention.
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(3) The primary objects declared by this section are in substitution for the primary objects declared under section 1 of the Principal Act.
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