Part 3Court bail
Bail pending appeal against conviction or sentence
55When person is in custody or on home detention for purposes of section 54
For the purposes of section 54,—
- an appellant is not deemed to be in custody only under the conviction to which the appeal relates if a direction has been given under section 83 of the Sentencing Act 2002 that another sentence or term of imprisonment (a cumulative sentence) is to follow the sentence imposed on that conviction, and the appellant has not appealed against the conviction in respect of which that other sentence or term was imposed; and
- an appellant is not deemed to be subject to a sentence of home detention only under the conviction to which the appeal relates if a direction has been given under section 80B of the Sentencing Act 2002 that another sentence of home detention is to follow the sentence imposed on that conviction, and the appellant has not appealed against the conviction in respect of which that other sentence was imposed.
Notes
- Section 55: replaced, on , by section 97 of the Courts Matters Act 2018 (2018 No 50).


