The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
51. Jurisdiction of
authorities.-
1. The
authorities shall exercise all or any of the powers and perform all or any of
the functions conferred on, or, assigned, as the case may be, to such
authorities by or under this Act or the rules framed there under I accordance
with such directions as the Central Government may issue for the exercise of
powers and performance of the functions by all or any of the authorities.
2. In
issuing the directions or orders referred to in sub-section (1), the Central
Government may have regard to any one or more of the following criteria,
namely:-
a. territorial area;
b. classes of persons;
c. classes of cases; and
d. any other criterion
specified by the Central Government in this behalf.