Section 2(b) in The Pneumatic Tyres And Tubes For Automotive Vehicles (Quality Control) Order, 2009
(b)"Appropriate Authority" means an officer not below the rank of an Under Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) or an Under Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India or an officer not below the rank of a General Manager, District Industries Centre of a State or Union Territory Government;
