sec.228ADiscontinuance of appeal

### sec.228A Discontinuance of appeal An appellant may discontinue an appeal before it is heard by filing a notice in the approved form with the relevant registrar. If, under the appealed order, the appellant is liable to serve a term of imprisonment and was released from custody pending the appeal, the registrar must issue a warrant to arrest the appellant and commit the appellant to prison to serve the term of imprisonment. In this section— term of imprisonment includes the unexpired portion of a term of imprisonment. s 228A ins 2003 No. 55 s 79 (sec.228A-ssec.1) An appellant may discontinue an appeal before it is heard by filing a notice in the approved form with the relevant registrar. (sec.228A-ssec.2) If, under the appealed order, the appellant is liable to serve a term of imprisonment and was released from custody pending the appeal, the registrar must issue a warrant to arrest the appellant and commit the appellant to prison to serve the term of imprisonment. (sec.228A-ssec.3) In this section— term of imprisonment includes the unexpired portion of a term of imprisonment.