Lawgist9Appointment of enforcement officers
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such of the officers of the National Authority 1[or of the Central Government] as it thinks fit to be enforcement officers for the purposes of this Act:
1[Provided that such officers shall fulfil the prescribed criteria.]
(2) The State Government may, as and when so directed by the Central Government and by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such of its officers of gazetted rank as it thinks fit to be enforcement officers for the purposes of this Act and assign to them such local limits as it may think fit.
(3) Every officer appointed as enforcement officer under sub-section (1) or under sub-section (2) shall be furnished by the Central Government or by the State Government, as the case may be, with a certificate of appointment as an enforcement officer and the certificate shall, on demand, be produced by such enforcement officer
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1. Ins. by Act 36 of 2012, s. 2 (w.e.f. 23-11-2012).
- 6 Establishment of National Authority
- 7 Powers and functions of National Authority
- 8 National Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical declaration to Organization
- 9 Appointment of enforcement officers
- 10 Power of National Authority to issue directions
- 11 Power of Central Government to constitute Committee
- 12 Power of National Authority to call for information, etc
