Sch 20 para 25
After section 115A insert— Detention pending conclusion of appeals relating to devolution issues (115B) (1) This section applies if— (a) on an appeal under section 103 or 108 the High Court orders the person's discharge; (b) immediately after ordering the person's discharge, the High Court is informed of an intention to bring an appeal to the Supreme Court against a determination of a relevant devolution issue (“the Supreme Court appeal”). (2) The High Court must remand the person in custody or on bail while the Supreme Court appeal is pending. (3) If the court remands the person in custody it may later grant bail. (4) The Supreme Court appeal ceases to be pending at the earliest of these times— (a) the end of the period of 28 days starting with the day when the High Court orders the person's discharge (unless, within that period, an application is made to the High Court for permission to make the Supreme Court appeal); (b) the end of the period of 28 days starting with the day when the High Court refuses permission to make the Supreme Court appeal (unless, within that period, an application is made to the Supreme Court for permission to make the Supreme Court appeal); (c) the end of the period of 28 days starting with the day on which permission is given to bring the Supreme Court appeal (unless the appeal is brought within that period); (d) the time when the proceedings on the Supreme Court appeal are abandoned; (e) the time when there is no further step that can be taken in relation to the Supreme Court appeal (ignoring any power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time). (5) In this section “ relevant devolution issue ” means a devolution issue relating to the person's extradition. (6) This section applies only to Scotland.