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(1)Every case shall be handled expeditiously and without unnecessary delay.
(2)Where the case of a child appearing before a family and children court is not completed within three months after the child's plea has been taken, the case shall be dismissed, and the child shall not be liable to any further proceedings for the same offence.
(3)Where, owing to its seriousness, a case is heard by a court superior to the family and children court, the maximum period of remand for a child shall be three months, after which the child shall be released on bail.
(4)Where a case to which subsection (3) applies is not completed within twelve months after the plea has been taken, the case shall be dismissed and the child shall be discharged and shall not be liable to any further proceedings for the same offence.
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