law: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
  22. Authorities who
  
  may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act.-
  1.  
  
    The
  
  State Government may, confer such powers and impose such duties on a District
  
  Magistrate as may be necessary, to ensure that the provisions of this Act are
  
  properly carried out and the District Magistrate may specify the officer,
  
  subordinate to him, who shall exercise all or any of the powers, and perform
  
  all or any of the duties, so conferred or imposed and the local limits within
  
  which such powers or duties shall be carried out by the officer as may be
  
  prescribed.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  State Government shall prescribe a comprehensive action plan for providing
  
  protection of life and property of senior citizens.