Section 54 — Delegation of Powers.

54. Delegation of Powers.—(1) The Central Government may, in consultation with the State 

Government and by notification, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act or any rule made 

thereunder, not being a power conferred by section 50 relating to appeal or section 52 relating to power to 

make rules, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions as may be specified, may be 

exercised also by such officer subordinate to it as may be specified in the notification. 

(2) Subject to any general or special direction or condition imposed by the State Government, any 

person authorised by the Central Government to exercise any powers may exercise those powers in the 

same manner and to the same extent as if they had been conferred on that person directly by this Act and 

not by way of delegation.