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2(1)In relation to a sentence of imprisonment part of which is held in suspense, the courts competent under section 47(3) above are—
(a)the Crown Court; and
(b)where the sentence was passed by a magistrates' court, any magistrates' court before which the offender appears or is brought.
(2)Where an offender is convicted by a magistrates' court of an offence punishable with imprisonment and the court is satisfied that the offence was committed during the whole period of a sentence passed by the Crown Court with an order under section 47(1) above—
(a)it may, if it thinks fit, commit him in custody or on bail to the Crown Court; and
(b)if it does not, it shall give written notice of the conviction to the appropriate officer of that court.
(3)For the purposes of this and the next following paragraph, a sentence of imprisonment passed on an offender with an order under section 47(1) above shall be treated as having been passed (with such an order) by the court which originally sentenced him.
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