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Article 8 Care, supervision and other family proceedings: time limits and timetables

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Where proceedings to which section 32 of the 1989 Act applies—

(a)

were commenced but not disposed of prior to the commencement date;

(b)

were subject to a timetable drawn up by the court under section 32(1) of the 1989 Act prior to the commencement date; and

(c)

the timetable provides for the proceedings to conclude on a date after the conclusion of a period of twenty-six weeks beginning with the day on which the application was issued,

section 32(1)(a)(ii) shall be read as if the reference to the period of within twenty-six weeks beginning with the day on which the application was issued, is a reference to the period ending with the date specified in the timetable (referred to in paragraph (b)), as the date for the disposal of the application.