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<Text>Mae’r adran hon yn gymwys os yw Aelod o’r Senedd, ar ôl dod yn Aelod o’r Senedd, yn cael ei euogfarnu o drosedd yng Nghymru a Lloegr a’i ddedfrydu neu ei orchymyn i gael ei garcharu neu ei gadw’n gaeth o fewn ystyr adran 2(2) (gweler adran 3).</Text>
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<Text>Rhaid i’r llys sy’n gosod y ddedfryd neu’r gorchymyn mewn perthynas â’r euogfarn hysbysu’r Llywydd am yr euogfarn ac am y ddedfryd neu’r gorchymyn.</Text>
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<Text>Mae is-adran (4) yn gymwys mewn achos pan ddygir apêl mewn cysylltiad â’r euogfarn, y ddedfryd neu’r gorchymyn (gan gynnwys o lys sy’n penderfynu’r apêl honno neu’n ei gwaredu fel arall).</Text>
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<Text>Os yw’r euogfarn, y ddedfryd neu’r gorchymyn yn cael ei gwrthdroi neu ei wrthdroi ar apêl, rhaid i’r llys y dygwyd yr apêl iddo neu y’i hanfonwyd iddo gan lys arall hysbysu’r Llywydd am y ffaith honno.</Text>
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<Text>Mewn perthynas â chyfeiriadau at apêl yn yr adran hon—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>maent yn gyfeiriadau at apêl i lys yng Nghymru a Lloegr (gan gynnwys y Goruchaf Lys);</Text>
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<Text>maent yn cynnwys cais (ac yn unol â hynny mae cyfeiriadau at apêl yn cael ei dwyn yn cynnwys cais yn cael ei wneud);</Text>
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<Text>nid ydynt yn cynnwys atgyfeiriad o dan Ran 2 o Ddeddf Apêl Droseddol <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1995/35/welsh" id="c00005" Year="1995" Number="35" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">1995 (p. 35)</Citation> (y Comisiwn Adolygu Achosion Troseddol).</Text>
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<Text>Mae cyfeiriadau yn yr adran hon at benderfynu apêl, pan fo’r llys y dygir yr apêl iddo yn anfon y mater i lys arall, yn gyfeiriadau at waredu’r achos gan y llys arall hwnnw.</Text>
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<Text>Yn yr adran hon, ystyr “ei gwrthdroi neu ei wrthdroi ar apêl” yw—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>mewn perthynas ag euogfarn, nad oes euogfarn mwyach at ddibenion adran 2(2);</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/section/4/7/b/welsh" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/9/section/4/7/b" id="section-4-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>mewn perthynas â dedfryd neu orchymyn—</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>y’i hamrywir fel nad yw mwyach yn ddedfryd neu’n orchymyn bod yr Aelod o’r Senedd i gael ei garcharu neu ei gadw’n gaeth o fewn ystyr adran 2(2);</Text>
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<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>y’i disodlir gan ddedfryd neu orchymyn arall nad yw’n ddedfryd neu’n orchymyn bod yr Aelod o’r Senedd i gael ei garcharu neu ei gadw’n gaeth o fewn ystyr adran 2(2).</Text>
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<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
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<Text>Nid yw’n ofynnol i lys hysbysu’r Llywydd o dan yr adran hon os yw sedd yr Aelod o’r Senedd, ar unrhyw adeg ers cymhwysiad yr adran, wedi dod yn wag.</Text>
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