law: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986  
  13. Government Analysts
  The Central Government may, by notification in
  
  the Official Gazette, appoint or recognise such
  
  persons as it thinks fit and having the prescribed qualifications to be
  
  Government Analysts for the purpose of analysis of sample of air, water, soil
  
  or other substance sent for analysis to any environmental laboratory
  
  established or recognized under sub-section (1) of section 12.