A quasi-judicial body is a non-judicial body which can interpret law. It is an entity such as an arbitration panel or tribunal board , which can be a public administrative agency but also a contract - or private law entity, which has been given powers and procedures resembling those of a court of law or judge and which is obliged to objectively determine facts and draw conclusions from them so as to provide the basis of an official action. Such actions are able to remedy a situation or impose legal penalties, and they may affect the legal rights, duties or privileges of specific parties.
5-670: The Parades Commission is a quasi-judicial non-departmental public body responsible for placing restrictions on any parades in Northern Ireland it deems contentious or offensive . It is composed of seven members, all of whom are appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . Restrictions it can impose include a prohibition on music being played, re-routing parades to avoid contentious areas, or banning certain participants based on previous breaches of its determinations. Its rulings are usually enforced by either parade stewards or
10-418: A quasi-judicial proceeding , which may resemble a court. There are some key differences between judicial and quasi-judicial bodies, in that: In general, decisions of a quasi-judicial body require findings of facts to reach conclusions of law that justify the decision. They usually depend on a predetermined set of guidelines or criteria to assess the nature and gravity of the permission or relief sought, or of
15-649: A maximum punishment of six months imprisonment or level five on the standard scale . The commission was set up after the large-scale civil strife that followed the Drumcree conflict over an Orange Order parade in Portadown . It has come under strong criticism from the Order. The Grand Lodge of the Order has a policy of non-engagement with the commission, although some private and district lodges, particularly those with contentious parades, have agreed to talk to it. As of April 2021,
20-477: The police , though there are disputes as to whether this is done to the letter of the law in certain areas. The Commission acts under the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. Parade organisers and participants are liable to arrest and prosecution for breaching any of the commission's rulings, although no-one has been charged since the commission was established in 1998. A section 6(7) offence has
25-459: The Commissioners are: Quasi-judicial body Such bodies usually have powers of adjudication in such matters as: Their powers are usually limited to a very specific area of expertise and authority, such as land use and zoning , financial markets , employment law , public standards, and/or a specific set of regulations of an agency. The decisions of such a body are often made after
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