(1) The Division Forest Office may, for the protection of any religious site since ancient times and of the forest in its surrounding, hand over the national forest around that area to any religious body, group or community established under the prevailing law, for its protection as the religious forest.
(2) The right in such forest shall not be deemed to have been transferred to such a religious body, group or community merely by the reason only that it has been transferred for protection pursuant to sub-section (1).