Law on Land Procurement for Public Interests

Overview

After a long wait, Law No. 2 of 2012 on Land Procurement for Public Interests (“Law”) finally came into force on 14 January 2012. It took approximately 30 days for the Law to be numbered after the Law was passed by the House of Representatives on 17 December 2011.  

The Law does not replace Presidential Regulation No. 36 of 2005, as amended by Presidential Regulation No. 65 of 2006 on the Acquisition of Land for Public Interests, nor does it revoke Law No. 20 of 1961 on the Right of Revocation of Rights to Land and Items Situated Thereupon. Instead, the Law stipulates that lower regulations will remain in force as long as they are not contrary to the Law.