Criminal Code Act 1924
415Admission of appellant to bail and custody when attending court
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415 Admission of appellant to bail and custody when attending court
[Section 415 Amended by No. 77 of 1983, s. 4 ]**[Section 415 Amended by No. 10 of 1994, s. 6 and Sched. 1 ]
(1) [Section 415 Amended by No. 31 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:27 Oct 2004] . . . . . . . .
(1A) [Section 415 Amended by No. 31 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:27 Oct 2004] . . . . . . . .
(1B) [Section 415 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] . . . . . . . .
(2) [Section 415 Amended by No. 31 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:27 Oct 2004] The Court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of an appellant who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the court of trial, admit him to bail pending the determination of the appeal.
(3) [Section 415 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] [Section 415 Amended by No. 2 of 2022, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Mar 2022] [Section 415 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] [Section 415 Amended by No. 2 of 2022, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Mar 2022] The Court may, if it thinks fit, stay proceedings on any order under the Sentencing Act 1997 or suspend the operation of any such order ab initio pending the determination of an appeal.
(4) [Section 415 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] . . . . . . . .
(5) The Sheriff shall, subject to the rules to be made hereunder, give all necessary directions for bringing an appellant who is in custody to any place where he is entitled to be present or ordered to be taken for the purposes of this chapter, and for the manner in which he is to be kept in custody whilst absent from prison for the purpose, and an appellant whilst in custody in accordance with such directions shall be deemed to be in legal custody.