law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  9. Officers and other
  
  employees of Food Authority. - 
  1.     
  
    There
  
  shall be a Chief Executive Officer of the Food Authority, not below the rank of
  
  Additional Secretary to the Government of India, who shall be the
  
  Member-Secretary of the Authority, to be appointed by the Central Government.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Food Authority may, with the approval of the Central Government, determine the
  
  number, nature and categories of other officers and employees required to the
  
  Food Authority in the discharge of its functions.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  salaries and allowances payable to, and other conditions of service of, the
  
  Chief Executive Officer, officers and other employees shall be such as may be
  
  specified by regulations by the Food Authority with the approval of the Central
  
  Government.