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(1B)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(2)  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)  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.

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(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.

(6)  This section shall apply to a person in respect of whose conviction a case has been stated under the provisions of section 387 .