(1) The Divisional Forest Officer may demarcate any part of the National Forest and manage it as a government-managed forest subject to the strategic plan approved by the Government of Nepal.
(2) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section (1), national forests other than forest conservation areas, community forests, partnership forests, religious forests and confessional forests shall be managed as managed forests by the government.
(3) The action plan shall be approved and implemented as prescribed for the management of forests managed by the government.
(4) Government of Nepal will make a strategic plan of inter-regional forest.