(1) The State Government may, after having consultations with the local communities, declare any area owned by the Government, particularly the areas adjacent to National Parks and sanctuaries and those areas which link one protected area with another, as a conservation reserve for protecting landscapes, seascapes, flora and fauna and their habitat.

(2) The provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 18, sections 27 and 28, sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 30, sections 32 and 33 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to a conservation reserve as they apply in relation to a sanctuary.

(1) The State Government may, after having consultations with the local communities, declare any area owned by the Government, particularly the areas adjacent to National Parks and sanctuaries and those areas which link one protected area with another, as a conservation reserve for protecting landscapes, seascapes, flora and fauna and their habitat.

(2) The provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 18, sections 27 and 28, sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 30, sections 32 and 33 shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to a conservation reserve as they apply in relation to a sanctuary.