17The benevolent fund
The Council may, out of the property of the Society and out of any property for the time being comprised in the benevolent fund established in pursuance of the Society's Charter of Incorporation, make provision for such purposes relating to the relief of distressed persons, being—
(a)members of the Society;
(b)persons who at any time have been such members or have been registered as pharmaceutical chemists or chemists and druggists under this Act or any enactment repealed by, or by an enactment repealed by, this Act;
(c)widows, orphans and other dependants of deceased persons who were at any time members of the Society or registered as aforesaid ; or
(d)students of the Society,
as the Council may, subject to byelaws, determine.