law: Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 
  33. Members, etc., to be public servants 
  The Chairperson, Members and other officers and employees of the
  
  Appellate Tribunal the Special Director (Appeals) and the Adjudicating
  
  Authority shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21
  
  of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860).