{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/grampian-healthcare-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1992/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/grampian-healthcare-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1992/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3315",
  "legislation_title": "The Grampian Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/grampian-healthcare-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1992",
  "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 12A(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 boards) shall be to own and manage the hospital establishments known as the City Hospital, Morningfield Hospital, Maidencraig Hospital, Woodend Hospital, Royal Cornhill Hospital and Woodlands Hospital, all in the City of Aberdeen District, Campbell Hospital, Chalmers Hospital, Fraserburgh Hospital, Maud Hospital, Peterhead Cottage Hospital, Peterhead Ugie Hospital, Ladysbridge Hospital and Turriff Hospital, all in Banff and Buchan District, House of Daviot, Kingseat Hospital, Insch Hospital, Inverurie Hospital, and Huntly Hospital, all in Gordon District, and Aboyne Hospital, Glen O'Dee Hospital, Banchory, Kincardine O'Neil Hospital, Arduthie Hospital, Stonehaven and Woodcot Hospital, Stonehaven, all in Kincardine and Deeside District, and establishments associated with these hospitals, including management of the facilities provided at and from those establishments, and also including the management of the teaching and research facilities associated with these establishments and the support services related thereto.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 12A was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 31."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3315/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:07:35.585716+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."
}