32. Section 177M of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (2), by the deletion of “in a case where it granted leave to apply for substitute consent on the grounds that exceptional circumstances exist, or in a case where the application is made in compliance with a direction to apply for substitute consent under section 261A”, and

(b) in subsection (4), by the deletion of “at the same time as notifying the applicant of its decision under section 177D(6),”.