{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ashford-hospitals-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2319",
  "legislation_title": "The Ashford Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ashford-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 Ashford Hospital, London Road, Middlesex, TW15 3AA and associated hospitals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/1992/3177",
      "affecting_title": "The Ashford Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) Order 1992"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2319/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:36:37.113505+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}