# Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026, Section 38: Enlargement of croft

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The 1993 Act is modified by subsection (2).
(2) In section 4 (enlargement of crofts)—
(a) subsection (3) is repealed,
(b) after subsection (4), insert—
“(4A) But the Commission may not make a direction under subsection (4) if, on the date on which the application for the direction was made, the croft was an unregistered croft.”,
(c) subsection (5) is repealed,
(d) in subsection (6), in the opening words, for “in relation to a registered croft (other than a first registered croft)” substitute “under subsection (4)”,
(e) subsection (8) is repealed.
(3) The 2010 Act is modified by subsections (4) to (6).
(4) In section 4(4) (first registration), paragraph (a) is repealed.
(5) In section 10(4) (completion of registration), “(a),” is repealed.
(6) In schedule 2, in table 1, the entry relating to the making of an application as mentioned in section 4(4)(a) is repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/17/section/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/section-38
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