law: The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
  39. Right of
  
  appellant to take assistance of authorized representative and of Government to
  
  appoint presenting officers.-
  1.  A
  
  person preferring an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal under this Act may either
  
  appear in person or take the assistance of an authorised representative of his
  
  choice to present his case before the Appellate Tribunal. Explanation.-For the
  
  purposes of this sub-section, the expression "authorised representative''
  
  shall have the same meaning as assigned to it under sub-section (2) of section
  
  288 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).
  2.  The
  
  Central Government or the Director may authorise one or more authorised
  
  representatives or any of its officers to act as presenting officers and every
  
  person so authorised may present the case with before the Appellate Tribunal.
  
  Members, etc., to be public servants.