(1) Consumers who wish to protect, develop and manage a forest as a community forest for collective benefit shall submit an application through the relevant Sub Division Forest Office or directly to the Division Forest Office for the necessary assistance in forming a consumer group as per Section 31 of the Act.
(2) Application according to sub-rule (1): If necessary, the Divisional Forest Officer may depute the technical staff to the relevant area to provide necessary assistance.
(3) If the forest area requested according to sub-rule (1) is found to be suitable for management as a community forest, the staff assigned according to sub-rule (2) shall take the support of the relevant local level or sub-ward office as necessary to form a community forest user group and assist in preparing its by-laws. have to do
(4) In accordance with this rule, when the consumers of a forest area are identified and formed into a group, the geographic boundaries of the ward, rural municipality, municipality, district or province will not have any effect.
(5) The articles mentioned in Schedule-19 should be included in the constitution of the Community Forest User Group.
(6) The constitution of the community forest user group prepared according to sub-rule (5) shall be passed by the general meeting of such user group and an application for group registration shall be made through the relevant Sub Division Forest Office or directly to the Division Forest Office in the format as per Schedule-20.
(7) If an application is received for the formation of a community forest user group according to sub-rule (6) and if such user group is found to be formed in accordance with the Act and these regulations, the Divisional Forest Officer shall register such community forest user group and issue a certificate in the format as per Schedule-21.
(8) There will be a working committee of maximum fifteen members for the operation of Community Forest User Group. There should be at least fifty percent representation of women in the working committee, including at least one post of chairman or treasurer and at least one post of vice president or secretary.
(9) The term of office of the working committee shall be five years at most and any person shall be elected or selected for the post of chairman of the working committee for a maximum of two terms only.