Miscellaneous and supplementary
6Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation
(1)
The Secretary of State may by order transfer, or provide for the transfer of, the property, rights and liabilities of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation to a registered charity established for the benefit of persons who—
(a)
are widows or widowers, or children or dependants, of persons who have served in the armed forces or the reserve forces, and
(b)
are in need of assistance.
(2)
The rights and liabilities that may be transferred include rights and liabilities under a contract of employment.
(3)
Schedule 2 makes provision in relation to the transfer of employees.
(4)
An order under this section may provide for the dissolution of the Corporation.
(5)
A reference in any instrument or other document to the Corporation is, so far as the context permits, to be read as a reference to the transferee.
(6)
In this section “charity” has the same meaning as in the Charities Act 1993 (c. 10) and “registered” means registered under that Act.