law: The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
  20. Appointment of
  
  officers to act on behalf of Highway Administration.-
  1.  The
  
  Highway Administration may, if it thinks fit after the approval of the Central
  
  Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such-
  a.   gazetted officer of
  
  the Central Government; or
  b.   gazetted officer of
  
  the State Government; or
  c.   officer of the
  
  National Highways Authority of India constituted under section 3 of the
  
  National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988) or any other authority
  
  constituted under any other enactment, equivalent to a gazetted officer of the
  
  central Government or the State Government, to exercise such powers and
  
  discharge such functions of the Highway Administration as may be specified in
  
  the notification.
  2.  The
  
  Highway Administration may specify in the notification under sub-section (1),
  
  the limits of the Highway within which or the length of the Highway on which an
  
  officer appointed under that sub-section shall exercise the powers and
  
  discharge the functions.