Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026

39 Exchange of croft or parts of crofts

(1) The 1993 Act is modified by subsection (2).

(2) In section 4A (exchange of crofts or parts of crofts)—

(a) for subsection (2), substitute—

“(2) 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—

(a) the crofts being exchanged were registered crofts, and

(b) the consent mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) of subsection (1) was obtained.”,

(b) subsection (2A) is repealed,

(c) in subsection (2B)—

(i) 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 “Where the Commission grants consent to the exchange of a croft (or any part of a croft)”,

(ii) in paragraph (a), for “any consent of the Commission to the exchange of the croft” substitute “the consent”.

(3) The 2010 Act is modified by subsections (4) to (6).

(4) In section 4(4) (first registration), paragraph (b) is repealed.

(5) In section 10(4) (completion of registration), “(b),” is repealed.

(6) In schedule 2, in table 1, the entry relating to the making of an application as mentioned in section 4(4)(b) is repealed.