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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/st-marys-national-health-service-trust-establishment-order-1991/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2395",
  "legislation_title": "The St Mary’s National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/st-marys-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 to own and manage hospital accommodation and services provided at St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY and associated hospitals including the management of its teaching and research facilities.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2395/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:35:39.292407+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."
}