In the following provisions of the Act of 1949 references to that Act shall include references to this Act—

• section 99(1) (power of local authority to contribute to expenses of another local authority),

• section 103 (acquisition of land),

• section 104 (appropriation and disposal of land by local authorities) but subject to Schedule 2 to this Act,

• section 108 (entry to survey land in connection with its acquisition),

• section 109 (local inquiries and service of documents),

• section 111 (Isles of Scilly).

In subsections (1) F1and (2) of the said section 103 of the Act of 1949 references to the F2Nature Conservancy Council shall include references to the Commission F3and any reference to the Nature Conservancy Council, so far as referring to the Countryside Council for Wales for purposes connected with their nature conservation functions (within the meaning of section 131 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) shall include a reference to that Council for purposes connected with their countryside functions (whether conferred by this Act, the Act of 1949 or otherwise.).

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4, and this amendment shall have effect both for the purposes of the Act of 1949 and of this Act.

Section 112 of the Act of 1949 (Epping Forest and Burnham Beeches) shall have effect as if the provisions of this Act about experimental projects or schemes, country parks, common land and camping and picnic sites were mentioned in the said section 112(2).

Section 113 of the Act of 1949 (National Trust Land) shall have effect as if the provisions of this Act about experimental projects or schemes, country parks, common land and camping and picnic sites were contained in Part VI of the Act of 1949.