Rule 36
Management Of Forest May Be Provided
(1) The protected forest  consumer group desiring to protect and manage any forest area within the Conservation Area, in the form of protected community forest for making sustainable management and use of forest products as according to the Management Plan, shall submit an application in the forest  prescribed in Schedule – 7 by mentioning protected community forest also along with the Work Plan and the recommendation of the
committee.
(2) If an application as pursuant to Sub-rule (1) has been received, the Council shall make a required inquiry on it and, in such inquiry, if it deemed appropriate to hand over the forest area mentioned in the application as a whole or part, such protected community forest may be handed over to the concerned group. While handing over the
protected community forest, a certificate as pursuant to Schedule – 8 shall also be issued.
(3) If a forest area demanded by two or more than two Committees as a protected community forest, the Council may provide that forest area to the appropriate Committee on the basis of the consent  by coordinating all concerned committees.