Red Cross Act, 1954

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Authorisation to engage in activities of a humanitarian character.

5.—(1) The Society is hereby authorised to engage in any activities of a humanitarian character which it considers suitable and to make, at its discretion, charges in connection with engaging in any such activity.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, the authority given by that subsection includes—

(a) authority to carry on a preventorium and to make, at the discretion of the Society, charges with respect to persons availing themselves of the preventorium, and

(b) authority to provide an ambulance service and to make, at the discretion of the Society, charges with respect to persons availing themselves of the ambulance service.