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Certificate of Feasible Function under Local Regulation of DKI Jakarta Number 7 of 2010 on Building

Certificate of Feasible Function under Local Regulation of DKI Jakarta Number 7 of 2010 on Building

Building utilization is an activity of utilizing a building in accordance with the functions which is specified in the building construction license including maintenance, and periodic inspections activity. Building utilization can only be performed after the owner of the building obtains Certificate of Feasible Function. Certificate of Feasible Function hereinafter called SLF means certificate which is granted by Local Government against the building that has been completed and has met the requirement of feasibility function based on examination’s result of building’s feasibility function as a requirement to be utilized. (Article 1 number 16 Local Regulation of DKI Jakarta Number 7 of 2010 on Building).

To get SLF a person must submit a written request to the Head of Department which is responsible in supervision and control of the building. Written request which is submitted must be attached with some documents, as follows:

a. Identity Card (KTP)

b. Taxpayer Identification Number (NPWP)

c. Certificate of land

d. Building Construction License (IMB)

e. Maintenance report or technical building assessment report

f. As built drawing building

Head of Department may suspend or reject the requests of SLF that do not meet the requirements. The suspension of the request of SLF occurs when the requests of SLF do not yet meet the requirements of the building feasible function. The suspension of SLF is notified in writting to the applicant together with the reason of the suspension. The suspension which has passed the time period of 12 (twelve) months from the date of the suspension letter is received can be rejected with rejection notification letter which is given to the head of Neighborhood Association and / or Citizen Association in the applicant’s building areas, if the location of applicant is unknown or the applicant does not want to receive the letter.

SLF is issued within a period of 30 (thirty) days from the date of approval of document of the technical plan documents is granted. The validity period of SLF is different for each type of building. The period of SLF for simple single residential building and a simple row house is unlimited. The period of SLF for single residential building and row houses up to 2 (two) floors are 20 (twenty) years. The period of SLF for luxurious single residential building, the other general buildings, and certain buildings are 5 (five) years.

The request for renewal of SLF of the building is proposed no later than 60 (sixty) calendar days before the expiration of the SLF of the building or extension of the SLF of the building terminates.

A person who utilizes the building but does not have the SLF shall be punished with a maximum confinement of 6 (six) months or a maximum fine of Rp 50,000,000 (fifty million Rupiah).

Maria Amanda

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Legal Sanction that may arise due to the use of Building prior to Obtain Certificate of Feasible Function (“SLF”)

Legal Sanction that may arise due to the use of Building prior to Obtain Certificate of Feasible Function (“SLF”)

Under Article 1 number 16 of Local Regulation of DKI Jakarta Number 7 of 2010 on Building (“LR No. 7/2010”), Certificate of Feasible Function (“SLF”) is a certificate which is granted by Local Government against the building that has been completed and has met the requirement of feasibility function based on examination’s result of building’s feasibility function as a requirement to be utilized.

Under Article 237 paragraph (1) of LR No. 7/2010, any person prior to utilization of building shall have SLF. SLF is granted to building which has been completed, met the requirement of reliability and feasibility function of building, and its use function has to comply with Building Construction License (“IMB”).

Legal sanction that may arise if using the building prior to obtain SLF is regulated in Article 283 paragraph (2) of LR No. 7/2010, as follows:

“Every building owners, building users, service providers of building construction who violate the provisions on Article 13 paragraph (3), Article 15 paragraph (1), Article 124 paragraph (3), Article 183 paragraph (1), Article 186 paragraph (4), Article 188 paragraph (1), Article 191, Article 192, Article 195, Article 231 paragraph (1), Article 237 paragraph (1), and Article 245 paragraph (1) are punished with a maximum confinement of 6 (six) months or a maximum fine of Rp 50,000,000 (fifty million Rupiah).”

In the criminal provision, there is an article which is related to SLF, namely Article 237 paragraph (1). Therefore, it can be concluded that any building owners, building users, service providers of building construction who do not have SLF when utilizing the building, shall be punished with a maximum confinement of 6 (six) months or a maximum fine of Rp 50,000,000 (fifty million Rupiah).

Alsha Alexandra Kartika

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Summary of the Local Regulation of DKI Jakarta Number 7 of 2010 on Building

Summary of the Local Regulation of DKI Jakarta Number 7 of 2010 on Building

Background
The Province of DKI Jakarta is the one of the biggest city in Indonesia. As the capital city of Indonesia, DKI Jakarta provides various kinds of service to the public. One of its services is related with building development licenses. As an effort of doing servicing, structuring, supervising, and publishing of physical activity and administrative matter of the implementation of building in DKI Jakarta, the Local Government (Pemerintah Daerah) has set out the regulation of building in DKI Jakarta, with the issuance of Local Regulation Number 7 of 1991 (“LR No. 7/1991”).
Along with the times, the Indonesia Government has set out regulation on Building, namely Law Number 28 of 2002 on Building (“Law No. 28/2002”). The enforcement of Law No. 28/2002 causes amendment of LR No. 7/1991. LR No. 7/1991 is amended by the Local Regulation of DKI Jakarta Number 7 of 2010 on Building (“LR No. 7/2010”) which is valid since 5 November 2010.

Classifications of Building
Building function is classified based on:
a. Complexity level, which includes simple building, not simple building, and special building.

b. Permanence level, which includes permanent building, semi permanent building, and emergency or temporary building.

c. fire risk level, which includes building with a high level, medium level, and low level of fire risk.

d. earthquake zoning level which is set forth by the authorized agency.

e. location, which includes buildings in solid location, medium location, and tenuous location.

f. height, which includes high level building, medium level building, and low level building.

g. ownership, which includes state-owned building, business entity building, and individual building.

Right of Land Status

Any person who would construct the building must have a clear status of ownership land. For the building that is constructed on land owned by other parties, they shall obtain Land Utilization Permit (Izin Pemanfaatan Tanah) from the holder of right of land, in the form of a written agreement, containing at least the following:
a. rights and obligations of the parties;
b. area, location and boundary of land;
c. the function of building; and
d. the period of land utilization.

Building Ownership Status

Any person who owns some part of the building or whole building, shall have the evidence of building ownership which is issued by Local Government, except for the special function building by the Government. In order to issue the evidence of building ownership, each building shall have Building Construction License (“IMB”) and Certificate of Feasible Function (”SLF”).
In one building, it may be given more than 1 (one) evidence of building ownership. The evidence of building ownership may be owned by different owners and it is able to be transferred to other parties. In the matter of the building owner is not the land owner, the transfer of right shall obtain the approval from the land owner.

Requirement for the Issuance of IMB

Any person who would construct the building shall have IMB. IMB may be issued either in permanent or in temporary period of time and it may be given gradually. In order to obtain the IMB, each person shall submit the written application to the Head Office (Kepala Dinas) by attaching the minimum requirements as follows:
a. the evidence of land ownership status or the evidence of agreement;
b. Land Utilization License from the land owner;
c. identity/data of building owner;
d. technical plan of building, and
e. the result of environmental impact analysis for the building that makes a significant impact to the environment.

IMB is issued with the maximum period of time at least 30 (thirty) days since the approval of technical plan document is granted. The application of IMB that has qualified the administrative and technical requirements is approved and legalized by the Local Government. The Chief of Local Government may suspend the IMB establishment process or refuse the IMB application which does not meet the requirements.

Requirement for the Issuance of SLF

SLF is granted for building which has been completed, meeting the requirements of reliability of building and feasibility function, and the function of its utilization is in accordance with the IMB. SLF may be granted gradually in accordance with work level that has completed based on the written application. The examination of feasibility function of building based on the granted IMB, includes:
a. the compatibility of function;
b. layout of building;
c. safety;
d. health;
e. comfort, and
f. ease.

Requirement for the Issuance of Evidence of Building Ownership (Bukti Kepemilikan Bangunan Gedung)
In the matter to obtain an evidence of building ownership, each person shall submit the written application to the Chief of Local Government by attaching the administrative requirement, containing at least the following:
a. agreement and/or approval from both parties in the form of a written agreement;
b. IMB;
c. the suitability of actual data (the latest) with data in the document of right of land status, and

d. the suitability of actual data (the latest) with data in the IMB, and/or document of building ownership status that has existed/owned.

For building that has more than 1 (one) evidence of building ownership, the owner shall attach a written agreement containing at least:
a. rights and obligations of the parties;
b. area, location and boundary of land;

c. the function of building; and

d. the period of land utilization.

The evidence of building ownership is issued with the maximum period at least 30 (thirty) days since the application meet the requirement. The validity period of evidence of building ownership is based on the validity period of deed of land and/or written agreement. The application of evidence of building ownership may be deferred or rejected if it does not meet the requirements.

Requirement for the Environmental Impact Assessment
Every building plan which may cause the important environmental impact assessment shall have an environmental impact analysis. The building plan which does not cause the environmental impact shall have document of environmental management effort and environmental monitoring effort or statement of environmental management.

Administrative Sanction
Every building owner, building user, service provider of building construction, building manager who does not fulfill the obligation of function, and/or the requirement, and/or the providence of building, will be imposed administrative sanction that may include:
a. written warning;
b. restriction of construction activity;
c. temporary or permanent termination on the implementation of development;
d. temporary or permanent termination on the building utilization;
e. freezing of IMB;
f. revocation of IMB;
g. freezing of SLF;
h. revocation of SLF;
i. IPTB (Izin Pelaku Teknis Bangunan) freezing;
j. decreasing of IPTB’s level
k. revocation of IPTB;
l. revocation of the approval of discharging technical plan;
m. freezing of the approval of discharging technical plan;
n. fines; or
o. clearance of building order.
The types of sanction are determined by major and minor violations that have been performed.

Criminal Provisions
Every building technical party who violates the obligations, responsibilities, and prohibitions, shall be punished with a maximum criminal confinement of 3 (three) months or a maximum fine of Rp 50,000,000 (fifty million Rupiah).
Any building owner who does not have IMB and SLF as a requirement of the issuance of evidence of building ownership, who is constructing without having the IMB, who does not have SLF when they want to utilize the building, and who does not have the evidence of building ownership, shall be punished with a maximum confinement of 6 (six) months or a maximum fine of Rp 50,000,000 (fifty million Rupiah).

Transitional Provisions
After the LR No. 7/2010 comes into force, then:
a. The license application which is submitted and approved prior to the date of enactment of LR No. 7/2010 and it is still in the settlement process, is processed under the LR No. 7/1991;

b. IMB that has been issued under the LR No. 7/1991 but the related permit has not been issued yet, then the applicable regulation is LR No. 7/1991;
c. the building that has been established, but it has not obtained IMB yet when the LR No. 7/2010 is valid, to apply the IMB it shall obtain the SLF ; and
d. as long as the implementing regulation of LR No. 7/2010 has not been issued yet, then the existing implementation regulation is still valid as long as it is not in contrary to the LR No. 7/2010.

Alsha Alexandra Kartika

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Summary of Minister of Public Housing Regulation Number 06/PERMEN/M/2009 on the Delegation Of Authority To Grant Business Licenses On Housing Sector in order to Implement One Door Integrated Service in the Field Of Investment to the Chairman of Capital Investment Coordinating Board (“Regulation No. 6”)

Summary of Minister of Public Housing Regulation Number 06/PERMEN/M/2009 on the Delegation Of Authority To Grant Business Licenses On Housing Sector in order to Implement One Door Integrated Service in the Field Of Investment to the Chairman of Capital Investment Coordinating Board (“Regulation No. 6”)

Background

The purpose of the issuance of Regulation No. 6 is to implement the provisions of Article 7 paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of Presidential Regulation of the Republic Indonesia Number 27 of 2009 on One Stop Integrated Services.

Contents of Regulation No. 06

Government delegates the authority to grant an operating license in housing investments to the Chairman of Capital Investment Coordinating Board with the right of substitution (Article 1 paragraph (1) of Regulation No. 06). The Chairman of Capital Investment Coordinating Board issues business license for and on behalf of the Minister in charge of public housing matter (Article 2 of Regulation No. 06).

The authority that is delegated to the Chairman of Capital Investment Coordinating Board mentioned in Article 1 paragraph (2) of Regulation No. 06 is as follows:

housing business with foreign investment;
Housing business that is within the authority of the government
Under Article 3 of Regulation No. 06, it is regulated that the tasks of the Chairman of Capital Investment Coordinating Board in order to implement the provisions of Article 1 and Article 2 Regulation No. 06 are the following:

Rely on the List Of Closed Business and Opened Business Field with the requirement for capital investment and licensing issued by the Minister in charge of public housing matter;
In the implementation of the grant of license as set out in Article 1 and Article 2, if necessary, for further technical explanation, may contact Echelon I of Ministry of Public Housing;
Submit copy of business license issued to the Minister in charge of public housing matter;
Submit a report at least once a year to the Minister in charge of public housing.

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Land Registration Activity

Land Registration Activity

Background

Definition of land registration in Government Regulation Number 24 of 1997 on Land Registration (“GR 24/1997”) constitutes perfection of scope of the land registration based on Article 19 paragraph (2) of Law Number 5 of 1960 on the Principles Provision of Agrarian (“Agrarian Law”) which includes; measurement, mapping, land records, registration and transfer of right of land and granting of evidence instrument of right as strong evidence.

Further provisions of land registration activities are regulated in GR 24/1997, which include:

1. Land Registration for the First Time ( Opzet or Initial Registration)

Land registration for the first time is the activity of land registration for the object of land that has not been registered based on Government Regulation Number 10 of1961 (“GR 10/1961”) or GR 24/1997. Land registration for the first time is performed through land registration systematically and sporadically. Land registration systematically is defined as activity of land registration for the first time simultaneously including all object of land registration that has not been registered in area or part of area of a rural/village (Article 1 paragraph 10 GR 24/1997). While, land registration sporadically is land registration activity for the first time concerning one or some object of land registration in area or part of area of a rural/village (Article 1 point 11 GR 24/1997).

Land registration activities for the first time, include:

a. Collecting and processing of physical data

1. Preparation of base map registration;

2. Registration of land boundary areas;

3. Measurement and mapping of land areas and making registration map;

4. Preparation of land registers;

5. Preparation of letter of measurement;

b. Evidence of rights and its records, including:

1. evidence of new rights

2. evidence of old right

c. The maintenance of land registration data activities.

d. Presentation of the general register and document

e. Activity of land registration data maintenance.

2. Maintenance of Land Registration Data Activities (Bijhouding atau Maintenance)

This is the land registration activity to adjust the physical data and juridical data in maps of registration, land register, name register, letter of measurement register, land records, and certificate with the changes that happen later on (Article 1 point 12 of GR 24/1997).

Based on Article 36 of GR 24/1997, the maintenance of land registration data is performed if there is a change of physical data or juridical data of land registration object that has been registered. Physically data changes occured if there is segregation, separation, or merging of areas of land that have been registered. Juridical data changes occured for instance if there is an encumbrance or or transfer of right over of land areas that have been registered.

The relevant right holder shall register the change of physical data or juridical data to the Land Office and the district/local city to be recorded in the book of land.

Activity of maintenance of land registration data, includes:

a. Registration of transfer and imposition of rights.

1. Transfers of right through auction;

2. Transfer of right due to inheritance;

3. Transfer of right due to merger or

consolidation or merger of limited

liability companies or cooperative;

4. Imposition of right;

5. Rejection of registration transfer and

imposition of right.

b. Registration of change of other land registration data, including:

1. Extension of the period of right of land;

2. Segregation, separation, and merging

of area of land;

3. Distribution of joint right;

4. Abolishment of right of land and ownership rights of condominium units.

5. Transfer and abolishment of mortgage;

6. Changes of land registration data based

on judgment or court decision.

7. Changes of name

Sofie Widyana P.

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Building Construction Permit in Jakarta

Building Construction Permit in Jakarta

Background

As the capital city of state of Indonesia, Special Capital Region of Jakarta (“Jakarta”) is a center of economic and trade center in Indonesia, which located in the west island of Java. Furthermore, as the central of government of Indonesia, Jakarta is also occupied by buildings that serve as the center of government offices, residential homes, and places of business. Aside to having been regulated on the laws and regulations on building structure establishment permit, and regulations pursuant to buildings and structures, buildings in the Jakarta area are specifically regulated in the Regulation of Jakarta Special Capital City Region Number 7 of 1991 on Building in the Special Capital City Region of Jakarta (“Regulation of DKI No. 7 of 1991”).

Building Construction Permit

The building constructions in Jakarta area can be conducted by firstly obtaining its permit from the Governor of the Special City Region of Jakarta (“Governor”), in the form of Building Construction Permit (“IMB”). The IMB application shall be made by written form to the Governor and submitted through the Section of Sub-District Office (Seksi Dinas Kecamatan) or Department of Sub-District Office (Suku Dinas Kecamatan). The Governor may refuse the IMB application, if the construction of building (i) is violating or harming the public interest, (ii) would harm the interest of local communities, such as endangering the health or environment harmony, and, (iii) has not perform the written instruction, as the condition of application process. The IMB shall be revoked, if the building construction has not been implemented within a period of 6 (six) months from the issuance of the permit, or in the event of the building construction is not continued, except it is notified by written notice by the permit holder.
Prior to the issuance of IMB, Section of Sub-District Office or Department of Sub-District Office may issue the Preliminary Permit (Izin Pendahuluan). Preliminary Permit is the permit which is given to build, accordance to the stages of building construction activities, while waiting the definitive permit. Preliminary Permit is specifically regulated in the Decision of Governor of the Special Capital City Region of Jakarta Number 76 of 2000 on the Procedures on Obtaining Building Construction Permit, Building Utilizing Permit (Izin Penggunaan Bangunan), and Building Utilize Feasibility (Kelayakan Menggunakan Bangunan), Governor Regulation of the Special Capital City Region of Jakarta Number 85 of 2006 on the Issuance Services of Building Construction Permit, Decision of Governor of the Special Capital City Region of Jakarta Number 147 of 2000 on the Delegation of Authority Service of Determination of City Plan and the Issuance of Preliminary Permit of Building Construction in the Province to Sub-District Office in Special Capital Region of Jakarta Province, as far as on the Issuance of Preliminary Permit on Building Construction.

Preliminary Permit is divided into 4 (four) parts, i.e. Preparation Preliminary Permit (Ijin Pendahuluan Persiapan), Comprehensive Preliminary Permit (Ijin Pendahuluan Menyeluruh), Comprehensive Structure Preliminary Permit (Ijin Pendahuluan Struktur Menyeluruh), and Foundation Preliminary Permit (Ijin Pendahuluan Pondasi).

Building Construction

Each building shall comply with the administrative and technical requirements in accordance with the function of the building. Having specifically regulated in the regional regulation of Jakarta, the technical and administrative requirements of building are also guided by other regulations on building structure, for example, Law Number 28 of 2002 on Building, Regulation of the State Ministerfor Public Works Number 24/PRT/M/2007 on Technical Guidelines for Building Construction Permit, Regulation of the State Minister for Public Works Number 29/PRT/M/2006 on Guidelines of the Technical Requirements of Building Structure, and Regulation of Minister of Home Affairs of Republic of Indonesia Number 32 of 2010 on Guidelines of the Issuance of Building Construction Permit.

The administrative requirements of the building consists of (i) the status of the rights of the land, (ii) the status of building ownership, and (iii) the IMB, while the technical requirements of the building contains, (i) the requirements of building structure, and (ii) the reliability requirements of building. The building construction in Jakarta area should be conducted by contractors and supervised by the Supervisory Director. The Supervisory Director is a person or a group of experts/entities which is charged to supervise the implementation of building construction activities upon the appointment of the building owner, in accordance with theprovision that is stipulated in the building permits. To perform their duties, Supervisory Director should have a work permit and responsible for the implementation of building construction activities.

Furthermore, having already supervised by Supervisory Director, all the construction activities in Jakarta area was also monitored by the Supervision Department of City Development (Dinas Pengawasan Pembangunan Kota). Supervisory Director of a building construction has an obligation to report each result of stage of its construction activities to the Head of Supervision Department of City Development. Each design and construction plan shall comply with the technical requirements, which also considering the security, safety, the suitability of building and environment from the side of architecture, construction, installation and building equipment, including safety on the fire prevention.

Design or building plan shall be made and accountable by the experts that have aduty to designing and planning the building and obtaining a written work permit from the Governor. Plan Drawing and Building Planning consists of (i) architectural drawing plan, and/or (ii) drawing and structural calculation, and/or (iii) drawing and its installation calculation and equipment of building, and/or, (iv) drawing and another calculation which have been fixed. The Expert who had a duty to design and plan the drawing and structure calculation, should had to adjust its drawing and structure calculation, and shall not deviate from the architectural drawing. The building owner is having an obligation to inform the Head of Supervision Department of City Development in case there are replacements of the designer and/or building planning.

Criminal Provisions

The violation of any provisions stipulated in Regulation of DKI No. 7 of 1991 is subject to the imprisonment with maximum 3 (three) months, or fine in amount up to IDR. 50,000 (fifty thousand Rupiah), by or by not seizing or confiscating the equipment, which has been used to commit the violations of the provisions. In addition to the penalties above-mentioned, Governor may determine penalties in order to penalize the violations.

Ivor Ignasio Pasaribu

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