The Parades Commission is a quasi-judicial body responsible for placing restrictions on or banning outright any parades in Northern Ireland it deems contentious or offensive. A quasi-judicial body is an individual or organization which has powers resembling those of a Court of law or Judge and is able to remedy a situation or impose legal Parades are an important part of Northern Irish culture Although the majority of parades are held by ostensibly Protestant, unionist or Loyalist It is composed of seven members, all of whom are appointed by the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief minister in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland Restrictions include a prohibition on music being played, banning a parade from certain areas, determining the route of a parade, and banning bands it deems provocative. Its rulings are usually enforced by either parade stewards or the Police Service of Northern Ireland, though there are disputes as to whether this is done to the letter of the law in certain areas. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the Police service that covers Northern Ireland. 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. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A section 6(7) offence has a maximum punishment of 6 months imprisonment or level 5 on the standard scale. The standard scale is a system whereby financial criminal penalties ( fines) in Legislation have maximum levels set against a standard scale
The Commission was set up after the large-scale civil strife that followed the dispute over an Orange Order parade from Drumcree Church in Portadown. The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order or the Orange Lodge, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly Drumcree may also refer to the village of Drumcree County Westmeath Drumcree Church is the parish church of Drumcree a rural Church of Ireland parish Portadown ( is a former market town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. 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.
The Commissioners are:
- Roger Poole
- David Burrows
- Joe Hendron
- Anne Monaghan
- Vilma Patterson
- Alison Scott-McKinley
On 17 November 2006 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain announced an open competition to replace Donald MacKay on the Commission. David Burrows may refer to David Burrows (footballer David Burrows (contemporary artist David Burrows (filmmaker Joe Hendron (born 12 November 1932) is a Northern Ireland politician a member of the Irish nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief minister in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland Peter Gerald Hain (born 16 February 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party Politician who has [1]
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