law: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
  39. Delegation of powers
  
  
  The appropriate government may, by notification in the Official
  
  Gazette, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act or rules made
  
  thereunder shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions,
  
  if any, as may be specified in the direction, be exercisable also,-
  (a) where the appropriate government is the Central Government,
  
  by such officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government or by the
  
  State Government, or by such officer or authority subordinate to the State
  
  Government, as may be specified in the notification; and
  (b) where the appropriate government is a State Government, by
  
  such officer or authority subordinate to the State Government as may be specified
  
  in the notification.]