law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  37. Food Safety
  
  Officer. - 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Commissioner of Food Safety shall, by notification, appoint such persons as he
  
  thinks fit, having the qualifications prescribed by the Central Government, as
  
  Food Safety Officers for such local areas as he may assign to them for the
  
  purpose of performing functions under this Act and the rules and regulations
  
  made thereunder.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  State Government may authorise any officer of the State Government having the
  
  qualifications prescribed under sub-section (1) to perform the functions of a
  
  Food Safety Officer within a specified jurisdiction.