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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northampton-general-hospital-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1993/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/2561",
  "legislation_title": "The Northampton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northampton-general-hospital-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1993",
  "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–\n(a) to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton NN1 5BD and associated hospitals;\n(b) to manage community health services provided from Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton NN1 5BD and to own the associated premises.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2024/14",
      "affecting_title": "The Northampton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) (Amendment) Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2011/1183",
      "affecting_title": "The Northampton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2011"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2561/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."
}