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ACT XIV OF 2014 ACT XIV OF 2014 BALOCHISTAN WILDLIFE (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT, 2014 An Act to provide protection, preservation, conservation, sustainable and management to the Wildlife, and establishment and management of protection areas in the Province of Balochistan. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 28th March, 2014] CHAPTER VII PROTECTED AREAS 42. Forest biodiversity Reserve.---(1) Where a reserved forest, protected forest, guzara forest, in the opinion of Chief Conservator Wildlife, has significant biodiversity in its less disturbed natural state and the indiscriminate utilization of any element of the biodiversity is likely to materially alter the natural setting therein, the Government, on the specific request of the Chief Conservator Wildlife, may declare such an area as "Forest Biodiversity Reserve". (2) Extraction or use of any biodiversity element in a forest biodiversity reserve declared under subsection (1) above shall be prohibited except under a management plan for the purpose, approved by the Government. (3) Government may for restoration of the significant biodiversity re-adjust the boundaries, settlements and other land uses inside a forest biodiversity reserve or outside with the adjacent public and private lands in a manner as may be prescribed.