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is modified by subsection (2).</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-39-2"><num>(2)</num><intro><p>In section 4A (exchange of crofts or parts of crofts)—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-39-2-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p><mod>for subsection (2), substitute—<quotedStructure startQuote="“" endQuote="”" uk:context="body" uk:docName="asp" ukl:TargetClass="primary" ukl:TargetSubClass="unknown" ukl:Context="main" ukl:Format="double"><subsection><num>(2)</num><intro><p>The Commission may not grant consent to the exchange of a croft unless it is satisfied that, on the date on which the application was made—</p></intro><level class="para1"><num>(a)</num><content><p>the crofts being exchanged were registered crofts, and</p></content></level><level class="para1"><num>(b)</num><content><p>the consent mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) of subsection (1) was obtained.</p></content></level></subsection></quotedStructure><inline name="appendText">,</inline></mod></p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-39-2-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>subsection (2A) is repealed,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-39-2-c"><num>(c)</num><intro><p>in subsection (2B)—</p></intro><level class="para2" eId="section-39-2-c-i"><num>(i)</num><content><p><mod>in the opening words, for “In relation to a registered croft, or any part of such a croft, (other than a first registered croft)” substitute <quotedText>“Where the Commission grants consent to the exchange of a croft (or any part of a croft)”</quotedText>,</mod></p></content></level><level class="para2" eId="section-39-2-c-ii"><num>(ii)</num><content><p><mod>in paragraph (a), for “any consent of the Commission to the exchange of the croft” substitute <quotedText>“the consent”</quotedText>.</mod></p></content></level></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-39-3"><num>(3)</num><content><p>The 2010 Act is modified by subsections (4) to (6).</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-39-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p>In section 4(4) (first registration), paragraph (b) is repealed.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-39-5"><num>(5)</num><content><p>In section 10(4) (completion of registration), “(b),” is repealed.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-39-6"><num>(6)</num><content><p>In schedule 2, in table 1, the entry relating to the making of an application as mentioned in section 4(4)(b) is repealed.</p></content></subsection></section></hcontainer></chapter></part></body></act></akomaNtoso>