The WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972

NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

Section 38W: Alteration and de-notification of tiger reserves.

(1) No alteration in the boundaries of a tiger reserve shall be made except on a recommendation of the Tiger Conservation Authority and the approval of the National Board for Wild Life.

(2) No State Government shall de-notify a tiger reserve, except in public interest with the approval of the Tiger Conservation Authority and the National Board for Wild Life.