Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
14A. Delegation of powers
The appropriate government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act or any 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;
(b) where the appropriate government is a State Government, by
such office or authority subordinate to the State Government as may be
specified in the notification.