8.—(1) Where notice of a bequest mentioned in section 10(1)(a) of the 1993 Act of an unregistered croft is given in accordance with section 10(2) or (2A) of the 1993 Act before 30th November 2013, section 10(7) of the 1993 Act is to be read as if the reference to the date of registration in relation to the application for registration of the croft by virtue of section 4(4)(e) of the 2010 Act were a reference to the date of entry by the Commission in the Register of Crofts in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act of any information to be entered in that register as regards the receipt of the notice of the bequest(1).
(2) Where an application for consent to divide an unregistered croft under section 9 of the 1993 Act is made in pursuance of section 10(4A) of the 1993 Act before 30th November 2013, paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant date” in section 10(8) is to be read as if the reference to the date the Keeper receives notification of the Commission’s consent to divide the croft by virtue of section 10(7) of the 2010 Act were a reference to the date of entry by the Commission in the Register of Crofts in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act of any information to be entered in that register as regards the division.
Section 10 was amended by section 13 of the Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 and section 29 of the 2010 Act.