Rabu, Juli 12, 2023

Amendment of Law on Villages Set to Be Promulgated: Village Heads to Have Nine-Year Terms

The legislative body at the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat – “DPR”) recently passed the Bill (“Bill”) on the Second Amendment to Law No. 6 of 2014 on Villages (“Law 6/2014”).

The Bill covers a broad range of adjustments to the previous framework of Law 6/2014. Several of these adjustments are considered noteworthy and are summarized in the table below:

Matters	Bill	Law 6/2014
Terms of office of village heads	Terms of nine years (up to a maximum of two terms)	Terms of six years (up to a maximum of three terms)
Rights of village heads	Receipt of retirement allowances once at the ends of terms	-
Memberships of Village Consultative Bodies (Badan Permusyawaratan Desa)	30% female representation	-
Membership terms of Village Consultative Bodies	Terms of nine years (up to a maximum of two terms)	Terms of six years (up to a maximum of three terms)
Allocation of village funds	20% of regional transfer funds for villages	10% of regional transfer funds for villages
Organization of village budgets (pendapatan desa)	Must be organized independently by prioritizing the development of villages, education, social education and social development, as well as empowerment aimed at the creation of job fields in order to support village economies and prosperity.	-

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The legislative body at the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat – “DPR”) recently passed the Bill (“Bill”) on the Second Amendment to Law No. 6 of 2014 on Villages (“Law 6/2014”).

The Bill covers a broad range of adjustments to the previous framework of Law 6/2014. Several of these adjustments are considered noteworthy and are summarized in the table below:

Matters	Bill	Law 6/2014
Terms of office of village heads	Terms of nine years (up to a maximum of two terms)	Terms of six years (up to a maximum of three terms)
Rights of village heads	Receipt of retirement allowances once at the ends of terms	-
Memberships of Village Consultative Bodies (Badan Permusyawaratan Desa)	30% female representation	-
Membership terms of Village Consultative Bodies	Terms of nine years (up to a maximum of two terms)	Terms of six years (up to a maximum of three terms)
Allocation of village funds	20% of regional transfer funds for villages	10% of regional transfer funds for villages
Organization of village budgets (pendapatan desa)	Must be organized independently by prioritizing the development of villages, education, social education and social development, as well as empowerment aimed at the creation of job fields in order to support village economies and prosperity.	-

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