Order of retention for seized property: forwarding procedure and adjudicating authority retention period established. These rules require that a copy of the order of retention of seized property be forwarded along with the related material to the Adjudicating Authority and fix the period for which the Adjudicating Authority shall retain such material; the Central Government issues the rules under powers conferred by the Prevention of Money Laundering statute and provides that the rules commence on publication in the Official Gazette.