1[36C. Declaration and management of community reserve.-- (1) The State Government may,
where the community or an individual has volunteered to conserve wild life and its habitat, declare any
private or community land not comprised within a National Park, sanctuary or a conservation reserve, as a
community reserve, for protecting fauna, flora and traditional or cultural conservation values and
practices.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 18, sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 27, sections 30, 32 and clauses (b) and (c) of section 33 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to a community reserve as they apply in relation to a sanctuary.
(3) After the issue of notification under sub-section (1), no change in the land use pattern shall be made within the community reserve, except in accordance with a resolution passed by the management committee and approval of the same by the State Government.]
(2) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 18, sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 27, sections 30, 32 and clauses (b) and (c) of section 33 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to a community reserve as they apply in relation to a sanctuary.
(3) After the issue of notification under sub-section (1), no change in the land use pattern shall be made within the community reserve, except in accordance with a resolution passed by the management committee and approval of the same by the State Government.]
1. Ins. by Act 16 of 2003, s. 20 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).