The High Court may, if it seems fit, on the application of an appellant, admit the appellant to bail pending the determination of his appeal.

An appellant who is admitted to bail shall, unless the High Court otherwise directs, appear personally in court on the day or days fixed for the hearing of his appeal or application for leave to appeal. In the event of the appellant failing so to appear, the court may decline to consider the appeal or application, and may dismiss it summarily or may consider and determine it or F1without prejudice to section 3 of the M1Bail etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 make such other order as it thinks fit.

For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) 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.