Under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, "authorised person" includes:

Section 2(1)(da) gives "authorised person" the meaning in section 2(c) of FEMA, 1999, namely an authorised dealer, money changer, offshore banking unit or other person authorised "to deal in foreign exchange or foreign securities". Persons registered under the SEBI Act or authorised under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act fall in other clauses, and officers under section 50 are investigating authorities.