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  "legislation_title": "Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014",
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  "text": "(1) The following are relevant authorities for the purposes of this Act—\n(a) an NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England, and\n(b) any trustees for such a trust, appointed under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006, if the trust for which they are trustees is not a charitable trust.\n(2) Accordingly, Schedule 2 is to be read as if it contained the following paragraphs—\n“24A An NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England.\n24B Any trustees for an NHS trust within paragraph 24A, appointed under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006 (trustees for NHS trusts established under section 25 of that Act).\nNOTE: This Act applies to trustees for an NHS trust appointed under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006 only if the trust of which they are trustees is not a charitable trust. ”",
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 13 para. 3(1)(b) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (Independent Trustees) Amendment Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/972), arts. 1, 2(2)"
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