{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aintree-hospitals-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2316",
  "legislation_title": "The Aintree Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aintree-hospitals-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Nature and functions of the trust",
  "text": "(1) The trust is established for the purpose specified in section 5(1)(a) of the Act.\n(2) The trust’s functions (which include functions which the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the provision of services by the trust for one or more health authorities) shall be—\nto own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at Aintree House, Fazakerley Hospital, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL and associated hospitals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/2391",
      "affecting_title": "The Aintree Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2316/article/3",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}