Section 14 of The Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act, 2009.

The State Authority may, by general or special order in writing, direct that all or any of the powers or duties which may be exercised or discharged by it under the Act shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order issued in this behalf by the State Authority, be exercised or discharged by any employee of the State Authority, the District Authority, the Watershed Water Resources Committee or the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency.