law: The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
  37. Appointment of
  
  Competent Authority.-
  The Central
  
  Government or the State Government, as the case may be, may appoint an officer
  
  not below the rank of Secretary to the Government in the case of State
  
  Government and not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government in the
  
  case of Central Government, to be the Competent Authority for the purposes of
  
  this Chapter.