13Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 12 above are without prejudice to any provision made by or under this Part of this Act in relation to any particular functions, property, rights or liabilities; and, in particular, nothing in this Schedule applies in relation to contracts of employment made by the Countryside Commission or the Nature Conservancy Council.
14The Secretary of State may, in relation to any particular functions of the Countryside Commission or the Nature Conservancy Council, by order exclude, or modify or supplement any provision of this Schedule or make such other transitional provision as he may think necessary or expedient.
15In this Schedule “the 1949 Act” means the National Parks and Access to the [1949 c. 97.] Countryside Act 1949 and “the [1981 c. 69.] 1981 Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.