Delegation of prosecution powers under industrial relations law is assigned to specified labour officers across defined territorial jurisdictions. Powers exercisable by the Central Government under section 87(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 are delegated, in relation to offences punishable under specified sub-sections of section 86, to identified labour officers for industrial establishments or undertakings where the Central Government is the appropriate Government. The delegation operates within the territorial jurisdictions assigned in the schedule, with the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, empowered for the whole of India and various Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) assigned to defined regions and States or districts, including specific exclusions and partial territorial allocations.