regulatory commission
Government oversight body
A regulatory commission is a government body with authority to oversee and enforce rules within a specific industry or domain.
These agencies set standards, issue licenses, investigate violations, and impose penalties: the Federal Communications Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Regulatory commissions typically operate with some independence from direct political control, though their commissioners are usually appointed by elected officials.
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- statuteEnacted written rule
- cease and desistLegal order to stop
- consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests
- public interestSocietal welfare and benefit
agency · data collection · adjudication · energy sector · utility rates · appeals process · bureaucracy · compliance · red tape · judicial review · due process · safety standards · mandate · licensing requirements · public comment · audits · advisory council · hearings
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics board, inspector general, review board, internal audit
- regulatory boardslicensing board, licensing boards, state boards, medical board, medical boards
- school governanceschool board, school boards, board of education, board of trustees, school leadership
regulatory commissionlegislature
Lawmaking governmental branch
parliament · judiciary · legislative body · legislative assembly · lawmaking body
regulatory commissionfree market
Commerce without state intervention
deregulation · laissez-faire · self-regulation · invisible hand · market forces
regulatory, commission, regulate, regulation, regulator, regulated, regulating, deregulate, deregulation