law: The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
  53. Empowerment of
  
  certain officers.-
  The Central
  
  Government may, by a special or general order, empower an officer not below the
  
  rank of Director of the Central Government or of a State Government to act as
  
  an authority under this Act: Provided that the Central Government may empower
  
  an officer below the rank of Director if the officer of the rank of the
  
  Director or above are not available in a particular area.