(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, the High Court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of a convicted person, admit him to bail pending the determination of—
(a)his appeal; or
(b)any relevant appeal by the Lord Advocate under section 108 of this Act.
(2)The High Court shall not admit a convicted person to bail under subsection (1) above unless—
(a)where he is the appellant and has not lodged a note of appeal in accordance with section 110(1)(a) of this Act, the application for bail states reasons why it should be granted and sets out the proposed grounds of appeal; or
(b)where the Lord Advocate is the appellant, the application for bail states reasons why it should be granted,
and, in either case, the High Court considers there to be exceptional circumstances justifying admitting the convicted person to bail.
(3)A person who is admitted to bail under subsection (1) above shall, unless the High Court otherwise directs, appear personally in court on the day or days fixed for the hearing of the appeal.
(4)Where an appellant fails to appear personally in court as mentioned in subsection (3) above, the court may—
(a)if he is the appellant—
(i)decline to consider the appeal; and
(ii)dismiss it summarily; or
(b)whether or not he is the appellant—
(i)consider and determine the appeal; or
(ii)without prejudice to section 27 of this Act, make such other order as the court thinks fit.
(5)For the purposes of subsections (1), (3) and (4) above, “appellant” includes not only a person who has lodged a note of appeal but also one who has lodged an intimation of intention to appeal.