11.—(1) Until such time as the Authority appoint a National Park officer in accordance with paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the 1995 Act, the Secretary of State shall appoint an officer who shall be known as “the acting National Park officer”.
(2) The acting National Park officer shall, until the appointment of a National Park officer as mentioned in paragraph (1), act as, and have the powers of, the National Park officer for the Authority.