(1)An appellant who is in custody shall be entitled to be present at the hearing of the appeal.

(2)The right of an appellant who is in custody to be present at the hearing of the appeal shall be subject to his or her paying all expenses incidental to his or her transfer to and from the place where the court sits for the determination of the appeal; except that the court may direct that the appellant be brought before the court in any case where in the opinion of the court the presence of the appellant is advisable for the due determination of the appeal, in which case the expenses shall be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund.