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Chapter-7

Chapter-7

Provisions Relating to Religious Forest

35. Religious Forest:

(1) Any religious body, group or community desirous to develop, conserve and utilize the National Forest of any religious place or its surroundings, shall have to submit an application to the District Forest Officer mentioning the area and boundaries of such Forest, the functions to be carried out in such Forest and other details as Prescribed.
(2) On the receipt of an application pursuant to Sub-section (1), the District Forest Officer shall make necessary enquiry and handover such Forest to thereligious body group or Community as a Religious Forest according to the demand made by the applicant or with some alteration to it. While so handing over the Forest, an arrangement shall have to be made to ensure the rights and interests of its traditional users.

36. Operation of the Activities Related with Forest in Religious Forest: The concerned religious body, group or community may utilize the Forest products contained in the Religious Forest for the religious activities other than commercial purposes. Provided that, the trees cannot be felled in such a way that it may cause significant adverse effect in the environment or damage or loss publicly or soil erosion in the watershed area.

37. Religious Forest may be Taken Back:

(1) In case the concerned religious body, group or community operates any function contrary to Section 36 in the Religious Forest handed over pursuant to Section 35 or cannot operate the functions to be operated in the Religious Forest or does not comply with the terms and conditions to be complied pursuant to this Act or the Rules framed thereunder, the District Forest Officer may decide to take back such Religious Forest. Provided that, the concerned religious body, group or community shall be given reasonable opportunity to submit its clarification before making decision to take back the Religious Forest.
(2) The religious body, group or community which is not satisfied with the decision made by the District Forest Officer pursuant to Sub-section (1), may file a complaint to the Regional Forest Director As Prescribed. The decision made by the Regional Forest Director in respect to such complainant shall be final

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