China Fleet Trust

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND WELFARE OF THE ARMED FORCES BY MEANS OF THE PROVISION (WHETHER IN ENGLAND OR ELSEWHERE) TO THE SPECIFIED CLASS OF RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME FACILITIES.THE SPECIFIED PERSONNEL' SHALL MEAN ALL NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND RATINGS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY PERSONNEL WHO ARE FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE SERVICE OF THE CROWN AND SUCH OTHER CLASSES OF BENEFICIARY AS THE DIRECTORS MAY SELECT FROM TIME TO TIME FROM THE FOLLOWING; A) FORMER NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND RATINGS OF THE ROYAL NAVY OR THE WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE B) OTHER SERVING ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL C) FORMER ROYAL NAVY AND WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE PERSONNEL NOT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH A) ABOVE D) ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO OR EMBEDDED WITHIN ROYAL NAVY UNITS; PROVIDED THAT WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO SELECT ADDITIONAL CLASSES OF BENEFICIARY AND, IF SO, WHICH ADDITIONAL CLASSES TO SELECT, THE DIRECTORS SHALL GIVE PRIORITY FIRST TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND RATINGS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY PERSONNEL AND SECONDLY TO THOSE BENEFICIARIES FALLING WITHIN PARAGRAPHS A), B) AND C) ABOVE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION, "ROYAL NAVY" SHALL INCLUDE THE ROYAL MARINES, THE ROYAL NAVY RESERVES AND THE ROYAL MARINES RESERVES'