{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northgate-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northgate-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2379",
  "legislation_title": "The Northgate National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northgate-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—\n(a) to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at Northgate Hospital, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 3BP and associated hospitals;\n(b) to manage community health services provided from Northgate Hospital, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 3BP and to own the associated premises.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2379/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:35:51.440384+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."
}