ENG PUU 1 1997 UU 23 th 1997 JICA

LAW OF THE REPUBLI C OF I NDONESI A NUMBER 2 3 OF 1 9 9 7

REGARDI NG

ENVI RONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

WI TH THE BLESSI NG OF ALMI GHTY GOD PRESI DENT OF THE REPUBLI C OF I NDONESI A,

Consi deri ng : a. that the Indo ne sian e nviro nme nt as a g ift and b le ssing o f the Almig hty Go d g ive n to the Indo ne sian pe o ple and natio n c o nstitute s a spac e fo r life in all its aspe c ts and dime nsio ns in ac c o rdanc e with the Arc hipe lag ic Co nc e pt; b. that in utilising natural reso urc es to enhanc e public welfare as stipulate d in the 1 9 4 5 Co nstitutio n and to ac hie ve happine ss o f life b ase d o n the Panc asila, it is ne c e ssary to imple me nt e nviro nme ntally sustainab le de ve lo pme nt g uide d by an inte g rate d and c o mpre he nsive natio nal po lic y whic h take s into ac c o unt the ne e ds o f the pre se nt as we ll as future g e ne ratio ns;

c. t h a t t h e re i s a n e e d t o i m p le me n t e n v i ro n m e n t a l manag e me nt t o p re se rve and d e ve lo p e n viro n me nt al c apac ity in aharmo nio us, c o o rdinated and balanc ed manner

PRESI DENT

d. that the imple me ntatio n o f e nviro nme ntal manage me nt in the sc he me o f e nviro nme ntally sustainable de ve lo pme nt sho uld b e b ase d o n le g al no rms taking into ac c o unt the le ve l o f c o mmunity aware ne ss and g lo b al e nviro nme ntal de ve lo pme nts as we ll as inte rnatio nal law instrume nts re late d to the e nviro nme nt;

e. that the aware ne ss and life o f the c o mmunity in re latio n to e nviro nme ntal manage me nt has de ve lo pe d to suc h an e xte nt that the sub stanc e o f Law Numb e r 4 o f 1 9 8 2 re g arding Princ iple s o f Enviro nme ntal Manage me nt ( State Gaze tte 1 9 8 2 Numb e r 3 2 1 5 ) ne e ds to b e pe rfe c te d to ac hie ve e nviro nme ntally sustainab le de ve lo pme nt; f. that in re latio n to the ab o ve po ints a, b, c, d, and e, it is

n e c e s s a ry t o e na c t a La w re g a rd i ng En v i ro n me nt a l Manag e me nt.

Recalli ng : Artic le 5 ( 1 ) , Artic le 2 0 ( 1 ) , and Artic le 3 3 ( 3 ) o fthe 1 9 4 5 Co nstitutio n;

Wi t h Agreement

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES OF THE REPUBLI C OF I NDONESI A

D E C I D E S :

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVI SI ONS

Art i cle 1 In this Law what is me ant b y :

1 . The e nviro nme nt is a spatial unity o f all mate rials, fo rc e s, situatio ns, and living c re ature s, inc luding humans and the ir b e havio ur, whic h influe nc e s the c o ntinuanc e o f life and we lfare o f humans and o the r living c re ature s;

2. En v i ro n me n t a l ma n a g e me nt i s a n i n t e g ra t e d e f f o rt t o p re s e rv e e nviro nme ntal func tio ns whic h c o ve rs planning po lic y, explo itatio n, de ve lo pme nt, mainte nanc e, re paratio n, supe rvisio n and c o ntro l o f the e nviro nme nt;

3 . Enviro nme ntally sustainab le de ve lo pme nt is a c o nsc io us and planne d e ffo rt, whic h inte g rate s the e nviro nme nt, inc luding re so urc e s, into the de ve lo pme nt pro c e ss to e nsure c apab ility, we lfare, and quality o f life o f pre se nt and future g e ne ratio ns;

4 . An e c o syste m is an o rde ring o f an e le me nt o f the e nviro nme nt whic h c o nstitute s a who le and c o mple te unit whic h inte rac ts to pro duc e e nviro nme ntal b alanc e, stab ility and pro duc tivity;

5 . Pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns is a se t o f e ffo rts to maintain the c o ntinue d suppo rtive and c arrying c apac itie s o f the e nviro nme nt; 6 . Enviro nme ntal suppo rtive c apac ity is the c apac ity o f the e nviro nme nt

to suppo rt humans and o the r living c re ature s;

7 . Pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal suppo rtive c apac ity is a se t o f e ffo rts to pro te c t e nviro nme ntal viab ility ag ainst pre ssure s fo r c hang e and/ o r neg ative impac ts that arise bec ause o f an ac tivity, so that it c an c o ntinue to suppo rt the life o f humans and o the r living c re ature s;

8 . Enviro nme ntal c arrying c apac ity is the c apab ility o f the e nviro nme nt to ab so rb sub stanc e s, e ne rg y, and/ o r o the r c o mpo ne nts that e nte r o r are

9 . Pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal c arrying c apac ity is a se t o f e ffo rts to pro te c t the c apab ility o f the e nviro nme nt to ab so rb sub stanc e s, e ne rg y, and/ o r o the r c o mpo ne nts whic h are disc harge d into it;

1 0 . Re so urc e s are e nviro nme ntal e le me nts that c o nsist o f human re so urc e s, natural re so urc e s, b io lo g ic al as we ll as no n- b io lo g ic al, and artific ial re so urc e s;

1 1 . Enviro nme ntal quality standards are thre sho ld limits o r le ve ls o f living c re ature s, sub stanc e s, e ne rg y, o r c o mpo ne nts that exists o r must exist and/ o r po lluting e le me nts the existe nc e o f whic h in a c e rtain re so urc e as an e le me nt o f the e nviro nme nt is se t at a c e rtain le ve l;

12. Enviro nme ntal po llutio n is the e ntry o r the e nte ring into o f living c re at ure s, sub st anc e s, e ne rg y, and / o r o t he r c o mp o ne nt s int o t he enviro nme nt by human ac tivities with the result that its quality dec reases to a c ertain level whic h c auses the enviro nment no t to be able to func tio n in ac c o rdanc e with its allo c atio n;

1 3 . Standard e nviro nme ntal damage c rite ria are thre sho ld limits o f physic al and/ o r b io lo g ic al c hang e s in the e nviro nme nt whic h c an b e me asure d; 1 4 . Enviro nme ntal damage is ac tio n whic h g ive s rise to dire c t o r indire c t c h ang e s in t he p h ysic al and / o r b io lo g ic al c h arac t e rist ic s o f t he e nviro nme nt whic h c ause s the e nviro nme nt to no lo nge r b e ab le to func tio n to suppo rt sustainab le de ve lo pme nt;

1 5 . Co nse rvatio n o f natural re so urc e s is the manage me nt o f no n- re ne wab le natural re so urc e s to e nsure the ir prude nt utilisatio n, and re ne wab le re so urc e s to e nsure the ir c o ntinue d availab ility thro ug h maintaining and impro ving quality le ve ls and dive rsity;

1 6 . Waste is the re sidue o f a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity;

1 7 . Hazardo us and to xic mate rial is e ve ry mate rial whic h due to its nature o r c o nc e ntratio n, bo th dire c tly and indire c tly, c an po llute and/ o r damage the e nviro nme nt, he alth, the c o ntinuatio n o f human life and o f o the r living c re ature s;

and/ o r c o nc e ntratio n and/ o r amo unt, dire c tly as we ll as indire c tly, c an p o llu t e a nd / o r d a ma g e t h e e n v i ro n me n t , a n d / o r e n d a ng e r t he e nviro nme nt, he alth, the c o ntinuatio n o f human life and o f o the r living c re ature s;

19. An e nviro nme ntal dispute is a disag re e me nt be twe e n two o r mo re partie s whic h arise s as a re sult o f the existe nc e o r suspe c te d e xiste nc e o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage ;

2 0 . Enviro nme ntal impac t is the influe nc e fo r c hange o n the e nviro nme nt whic h is c ause d b y a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity;

21. Enviro nme ntal impac t analysis is a study o f large and sig nific ant impac ts o f a planne d b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h is ne e de d in the de c isio n making pro c e ss re g arding b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity imple me ntatio n; 2 2 . An e nviro nme ntal o rg anizatio n is a g ro up o f pe rso ns fo rme d o f the ir

o wn vo litio n and desire in the midst o f the c o mmunity, with its o bjec tives and ac tivitie s in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld;

2 3 . An e nviro nme ntal audit is an e valuatio n pro c e ss pe rfo rme d b y tho se respo nsible fo r a business and/ o r ac tivity to assess the level o f c o mplianc e with applic ab le le g al c o nditio ns and/ o r po lic y and standards se t b y the party re spo nsib le fo r the b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity c o nc e rne d;

2 4 . A pe rso n is an individual pe rso n, and/ o r a g ro up o f pe o ple, and/ o r a le g al b o dy;

2 5 . Ministe r is the Ministe r who has b e e n g ive n the task o f manag ing the e nviro nme nt.

Art i cle 2

The sc o pe o f the Indo ne sian e nviro nme nt c o ve rs spac e, the lo c atio n o f the Unite d Indo ne sian State with an Arc hipe lag ic Outlo o k in pe rfo rming its so ve re ig nty, so ve re ig n rig hts, and jurisdic tio n.

CHAPTER I I

BASI S, OBJECTI VE, AND TARGET

Art i cle 3

Enviro nme ntal manag e me nt whic h is pe rfo rme d with a princ iple o f natio nal re spo nsib ility, a princ iple o f sustainab ility, and a princ iple o f explo itatio n, aims to c re ate e nviro nme ntally sustainab le de ve lo pme nt in the frame wo rk o f the ho listic de ve lo pme nt o f the Indo ne sian human and the de ve lo pme nt o f an Indo ne sian c o mmunity in its e ntire ty whic h is faithful and de vo te d to Go d the Almig hty.

Art i cle 4 The targe ts o f e nviro nme ntal manage me nt are :

a. a c h ie ve me nt o f h a rmo ny a n d b a la nc e b e t we e n huma ns a nd t he e nviro nme nt;

b. fo rmatio n o f the Indo ne sian pe rso n as an e nviro nme ntal b e ing dispo se d to ward and ac ting to pro te c t and fo ste r the e nviro nme nt;

c. g ua rant e e ing o f t he int e re st s o f p re se nt g e ne rat io ns and f ut ure g e ne ratio ns;

d. ac hie ve me nt o f pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns; e. prude nt c o ntro l o f the explo itatio n o f re so urc e s;

f. pro tec tio n o f the Unitary Indo nesian Republic ag ainst impac ts o f business and/ o r ac tivity o utside the natio nal re g io n whic h c ause s e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage.

CHAPTER I I I

COMMUNI TY RI GHTS, OBLI GATI ONS AND ROLE

Art i cle 5

( 2 ) Eve ry pe rso n has the rig ht to e nviro nme ntal info rmatio n whic h is re late d to e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt ro le s.

( 3 ) Eve ry pe rso n has the rig ht to play a ro le in the sc he me o f e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt in ac c o rdanc e with applic ab le laws and re g ulatio ns.

Art i cle 6

( 1 ) Eve ry pe rso n is o b lig e d to pre se rve the c o ntinuity o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns and pro te c t and c o mb at e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and damage. ( 2 ) Eve ry pe rso n c arrying o ut a b usine ss o r o the r ac tivity must pro vide true

and ac c urate info rmatio n re g arding e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt.

Art i cle 7

( 1 ) The c o mmunity has the same and the b ro ade st po ssib le o ppo rtunity to play a ro le in e nviro nme ntal manage me nt.

( 2 ) Imple me ntatio n o fthe stipulatio n in ( 1 ) ab o ve, is c arrie d o ut b y : a. i n c re a s i n g i n d e p e n d e n c e , c o m m u n i t y e m p o w e rm e n t , a n d

partne rship;

b. g iving g ro wth to c o mmunity c apab ility and initiative ;

c. inc re asing c o mmun it y re sp o nsive ne ss in c arrying o ut so c ial supe rvisio n;

d. pro viding sug ge stio ns;

e. c o nve ying info rmatio n and/ o r c o nve ying re po rts.

CHAPTER I V

ENVlRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORI TY

Art i cle 8

( 1 ) Natural re so urc e s are c o ntro lle d b y the state and are utilise d fo r the g re ate st po ssib le pub lic we lfare, and the arrang e me nts the re o f are

( 2) To impleme nt the stipulatio n pro vided fo r in ( 1) abo ve the Go vernme nt : a. re g ulate s and de ve lo ps po lic y in the sc he me o f e nviro nme ntal

manag e me nt;

b re g ulate s the supply, allo c atio n, use, [ and] manag e me nt o f the e nviro nme nt, and the re use o f natural re so urc e s, inc luding ge ne tic re so urc e s;

c. re g ulate s le g al ac tio ns and le g al re latio ns b e twe e n pe rso ns and/ o r o the r le g al sub je c ts as we ll as le g al ac tio ns re g arding natural re so urc e s and artific ial re so urc e s, inc luding ge ne tic re so urc e s; d. c o ntro ls ac tivitie s whic h have so c ial impac t;

e. de ve lo ps a funding syste m fo r e ffo rts to pre se rve e nviro nme ntal func tio ns.

( 3 ) The stipulatio ns pro vide d fo r in ( 2 ) ab o ve are furthe r re g ulate d b y Go ve rnme nt Re g ulatio n.

Art i cle 9

( 1) The Go vernment determines natio nal po licies o n enviro nmental management and spatial manage me nt whilst always taking into ac c o unt re lig io us value s, c ulture and traditio ns and the living no rms o f the c o mmunity. ( 2 ) Enviro nme ntal manage me nt is pe rfo rme d in an inte g rate d manne r b y

g o ve rnme nt institutio ns in ac c o rdanc e with the ir re spe c tive fie lds o f tasks and re spo nsib ilitie s, the pub lic, and o the r ag e nts o f de ve lo pme nt w h i le t a ki n g i nt o a c c o u n t t he i n t e g ra t e d ne s s o f p la n n i n g a n d imple me ntatio n o f e nviro nme ntal manage me nt po lic y.

( 3 ) Enviro nme ntal manage me nt must b e pe rfo rme d in an inte g rate d manne r with spatial manage me nt, pro te c tio n o f no n- bio lo g ic al natural re so urc e s, pro te c tio n o f artific ial re so urc e s, c o nse rvatio n o f b io lo g ic al natural re so urc e s and the ir e c o syste ms, c ultural pre se rvatio n, b io - dive rsity and c limate c hange.

( 4 ) The int e g rat e d ne ss o f p lan n ing and imp le me nt at io n o f nat io na l e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt po lic y, as pro vide d fo r in ( 2 ) ab o ve, is

Art i cle 1 0

In the sc he me o f e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt the Go ve rnme nt must : a. fo rm, g ive g ro wth to , de ve lo p and inc re ase aware ne ss and re spo nsib ility

o f de c isio n make rs in e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt;

b. fo rm, g ive g ro wth to , de ve lo p and inc re ase aware ne ss o f c o mmunity rig hts and re spo nsib ilitie s in e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt;

c. fo rm, g ive g ro wth to , de ve lo p and inc re ase partne rship b e twe e n the c o mmunity, b usine ss and the Go ve rnme nt in the e ffo rt to pre se rve e nviro nme ntal suppo rtive c apac ity and c arrying c apac ity;

d. de ve lo p and apply e nviro nme ntal manage me nt po lic y whic h e nsure s the maintaining o f e nviro nme ntal suppo rtive and c arrying c apac ity; e. develo p and apply instrume nts o f a pre- emptive, preventive and pro ac tive

nature in the e ffo rt to pre ve nt de c re ase s in e nviro nme ntal suppo rtive and c arrying c apac ity;

f. explo it and de ve lo p e nviro nme ntally so und te c hno lo g y;

g . c arry o ut re se arc h and de ve lo pme nt in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld; h. pro vide e nviro nme ntal info rmatio n and disse minate it to the c o mmunity; i. g ive awards to me rito rio us pe o ple o r fo undatio ns in the e nviro nme ntal

fie ld;

Art i cle 1 1

( 1 ) En viro n me nt al manag e me nt at t he nat io nal le ve l is imp le me nt e d inte g rate dly b y an institutio nal instrume nt whic h is c o o rdinate d b y the Ministe r.

( 2 ) Stipulatio ns o n task func tio n, autho rity and o rg anisatio nal arrange me nt as we ll as institutio nal wo rking pro c e dure s as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve are re g ulate d furthe r b y Pre side ntial De c isio n.

Art i cle 1 2

( 1 ) To c re ate inte g rate dne ss and harmo ny in the imple me ntatio n o f natio nal po lic y re g arding e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt, the Go ve rnme nt b ase d o n le g islatio n c an :

a. de le g ate c e rtain e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt autho rity to lo c al Ce ntral Go ve rnme nt o ffic e s;

b. g ive a ro le to Lo c al Go ve rnme nt to assist the Ce ntral Go ve rnme nt in the implementatio n o f enviro nmental manageme nt in the reg io ns. ( 2 ) Furthe r stipulatio ns as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve are re g ulate d b y laws

and re g ulatio ns.

Art i cle 1 3

( 1 ) In the sc he me o f the imple me ntatio n o f e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt, the Go ve rnme nt c an transfe r part o f its affairs to Lo c al Go ve rnme nt to b e c o me part o f its ge ne ral affairs.

( 2 ) Transfe rring o f affairs as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve is de te rmine d b y Go ve rnme nt Re g ulatio n.

CHAPTER V

PRESERVATI ON OF ENVI RONMENTAL FUNCTI ONS

Art i cle 1 4

( 1 ) To g uarante e the pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns, e ve ry busine ss and/ o r ac tivity is pro hib ite d fro m b re ac hing quality standards and standard c rite ria o f e nviro nme ntal damage.

( 2 ) Stipulatio ns o n enviro nmental quality standards, preventio n o f and c o ping with po llutio n and the re sto ratio n o f its c arrying c apac ity are re g ulate d b y Go ve rnme nt Re g ulatio n.

( 3 ) Stipulatio ns o n standard c rite ria o f e nviro nme ntal damag e, pre ve ntio n o f and c o ping with damag e alo ng with re sto ratio n o f its suppo rtive

Art i cle 1 5

( 1 ) Eve ry plan o f a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity with the po ssib ility that it c an g ive rise to a larg e and impo rtant impac t o n the e nviro nme nt, must po sse ss an e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis.

( 2 ) Stipulatio ns c o nc e rning b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity plans that g ive rise to a larg e and impo rtant impac t o n the e nviro nme nt, as is me ant in ( 1 ) abo ve, and the me tho d fo r arrang e me nt and e valuatio n o f e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis are de te rmine d b y Go ve rnme nt Re g ulatio n.

Art i cle 1 6

( 1 ) Eve ry party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity must c arry o ut manag e me nt o f waste s pro duc e d b y the ir b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity. ( 2 ) The re spo nsib le party fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity as pro vide d fo r in

( 1 ) ab o ve c an transfe r suc h waste manag e me nt to ano the r party. ( 3 ) Stipulatio ns o n the imple me ntatio n o f this artic le are re g ulate d furthe r

b y Go ve rnme nt Re g ulatio n.

Art i cle 1 7

( 1 ) Eve ry party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity must c arry o ut manag e me nt o f hazardo us and to xic mate rials.

( 2 ) Manag e me nt o f hazardo us and to xic mate rials c o ve rs : p ro duc ing , transpo rting , distrib uting , sto ring , using and/ o r dispo sing .

( 3 ) Stipulatio ns c o nc e rning manage me nt o f hazardo us and to xic mate rials are re g ulate d furthe r b y Go ve rnme nt Re g ulatio n.

CHAPTER VI

ENVI RONMENTAL COMPLI ANCE REQUI REMENTS

Part One Li censi ng

Art i cle 1 8

( 1 ) Eve ry b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h g ive s rise to a larg e and impo rtant impac t o n the e nviro nme nt must po sse ss an e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis to o b tain the lic e nse to c o nduc t a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity. ( 2 ) The lic e nse to c o nduc t a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 )

ab o ve is c o nfe rre d b y the o ffic ial who has autho rity in ac c o rdanc e with laws and re g ulatio ns.

( 3 ) In the lic e nse pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve is inc lude d c o nditio ns and o b lig atio ns to c arry o ut e nviro nme ntal impac t c o ntro l e ffo rts.

Art i cle 1 9

( 1 ) In issuing a lic ense to c arry o ut a business and/ o r ac tivity it is c o mpulso ry to take into ac c o unt :

a. spatial manag e me nt plans; b. pub lic o pinio n;

c. c o nside ratio ns and re c o mme ndatio ns o f autho rise d o ffic ials who are invo lve d with suc h b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity.

( 2 ) The lic e nse to c o nduc t a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity de c isio n must b e made pub lic.

Art i cle 2 0

( 1 ) Witho ut a lic e nsing de c isio n, e ve ry pe rso n is pro hib ite d fro m c arrying o ut waste dispo sal to an e nviro nme ntal me dium.

( 2 ) Eve ry pe rso n is pro hib ite d fro m dispo sing o f waste whic h o rig inate s f ro m o utside I ndo ne sian te rrito ry to an I ndo ne sian e nviro nme ntal me dium.

( 3 ) Autho rity to issue o r re fuse a lic e nsing applic atio n as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve lie s with the Ministe r.

( 4 ) Dispo sal o f waste to an e nviro nme ntal me dium as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve may o nly b e c arrie d o ut at a dispo sal site whic h is de te rmine d b y the Ministe r.

( 5 ) I mp le me nt ing p ro visio ns fo r t h is Art ic le are re g ulat e d f urt he r b y go ve rnme nt re g ulatio n.

Art i cle 2 1

Eve ry pe rso n is pro hib ite d fro m impo rting hazardo us and to xic waste s

Part Two Supervi si on

Art i cle 2 2

( 1 ) The Min ist e r c arrie s o ut sup e rvisio n o f t he c o mp lianc e o f t ho se re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity to stipulatio ns whic h have alre ady b e e n applie d in laws and re g ulatio ns in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld. ( 2 ) To c arry o ut the supe rvisio n pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve, the Ministe r c an

appo int o ffic ials with autho rity to c arry o ut supe rvisio n.

( 3 ) Whe re supe rviso ry autho rity is transfe rre d to Lo c al Go ve rnme nt, the Re g io nal He ad appo ints o ffic ials autho rise d to pe rfo rm supe rvisio n.

Art i cle 2 3

Enviro nme ntal impac t c o ntro l as a supe rviso ry instrume nt is c arrie d o ut b y an institutio n fo rme d e spe c ially fo r that b y the Go ve rnme nt.

Art i cle 2 4

( 1 ) To imple me nt its task, the supe rviso r pro vide d fo r in Artic le 2 2 has autho rity to c o nduc t mo nito ring , re que st an explanatio n, make c o pie s o f do c ume nts and/ o r make no te s whic h are ne e de d, e nte r c e rtain plac e s, t a ke s a m p le s, i ns p e c t e q u i p me nt , i n s p e c t i n s t a lla t io ns a n d / o r transpo rtatio n e quipme nt, and re que st an explanatio n fro m the party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity.

( 2 ) The party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h has b e e n re que ste d to pro vide an e xplanatio n as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve, must fulfill the request o f the superviso r o ffic ial in ac c o rdanc e with stipulatio ns o f applic ab le laws and re g ulatio ns.

( 3 ) Eac h supe rviso r must sho w a le tte r o f instruc tio n and/ o r pro o f o f ide ntity and must b e atte ntive to the situatio n and c o nditio ns pre vailing at suc h plac e o f supe rvisio n.

Part Three

Admi ni st rat i ve Sanct i ons

Art i cle 2 5

( 1 ) The Go ve rno r / He ad o f the Le ve l I Re g io n has the autho rity to c arry o ut administrative sanc tio ns ag ainst the party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity to pre ve nt and e nd the o c c urre nc e o f an infring e me nt, and to de al with the c o nse que nc e s g ive n rise to b y an infring e me nt, c arry o ut safe g uarding , mitig ating and/ o r re me dial me asure s at the expe nse o f the party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity, exc e pt whe re o the rwise stipulate d b ase d o n Law.

( 2 ) Autho rity as pro vide d b y ( 1 ) ab o ve, c an b e transfe rre d to the Distric t He ad / Mayo r/ He ad o f the Le ve l II Re g io n b y Le ve l I Re g io n Re g ulatio n. ( 3 ) A third party whic h has an inte re st has the rig ht to submit an applic atio n to the autho rise d o ffic ial to c arry o ut an administrative sanc tio n, as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ab o ve.

( 4 ) Administrative sanc tio ns as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ab o ve, are pre c e de d b y an o rde r fro m the autho rise d o ffic ial.

( 5 ) Safe g uarding , mitig ating and/ o r re me dial me asure s as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve c an b e re plac e d with the payme nt o f a c e rtain sum o f mo ne y.

Art i cle 2 6

( 1 ) The pro c e dure fo r de te rmining expe nse s as pro vide d fo r in Artic le 2 5 ( 1 ) and ( 5) abo ve and their retributio n is determined by laws and reg ulatio ns. ( 2 ) Whe re laws and re g ulatio ns as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve are no t ye t fo rme d, its imple me ntio n use s le g al e ffo rts ac c o rding to applic ab le laws and re g ulatio ns.

Art i cle 2 7

( 1 ) Sanc tio ns in the fo rm o f re vo c atio n o f b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity lic e nse s c an b e impo se d upo n c e rtain infring e me nts.

( 2 ) The Re g io nal He ad c an sub mit a pro po sal fo r the re vo king o f a b usine ss arid/ o r ac tivity lic e nse to the autho rise d o f fic ial.

( 3 ) A party whic h has an interest c an submit an applic atio n to the autho rised o ffic ial to re vo ke a b usine ss and/ o r o the r ac tivity lic e nse b e c ause the ir inte re sts are adve rse ly affe c te d.

Part Four Envi ronment al Audi t s

Art i cle 2 8

I n the sc he me o f imp ro ving b usine ss and / o r ac tivity p e rfo rmanc e, the Go ve rnme nt e nno urage s the party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity to c o nduc t an e nviro nme ntal audit.

Art i cle 2 9

( 1 ) The Ministe r has autho rity to o rde r the party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity to c o nduc t an e nviro nme ntal audit if the party c o nc e rne d indic ate s the ir no n- c o mplianc e with stipulatio ns arrang e d in this law. ( 2 ) The party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h is o rde re d to

c o nduc t an e nviro nme ntal audit must exe c ute the o rde r as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve.

( 3 ) If the party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity do e s no t exe c ute the o rde r pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve, the Ministe r c an exe c ute o r instruc t a third party to exe c ute an e nviro nme ntal audit as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve, at the expe nse o f the party re spo nsib le fo r the b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity c o nc e rne d.

( 4 ) The to tal expe nse as pro vide d fo r in ( 3 ) ab o ve is de te rmine d b y the Ministe r.

( 5 ) The Ministe r pub lic ise s the re sults o f an e nviro nme ntal audit pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve.

CHAPTER VI I

ENVI RONMENTAL DI SPUTE SETTLEMENT

Part One General

Art i cle 3 0

( 1 ) Enviro nme ntal dispute se ttle me nt c an b e re ac he d thro ug h the c o urt o r o ut o f c o urt b ase d o n the vo luntary c ho ic e o f the partie s in dispute. ( 2 ) Out o f c o urt dispute se ttle me nt as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve do e s no t

( 3 ) If an o ut o f c o urt dispute se ttle me nt e ffo rt has alre ady b e e n c ho se n, le g al ac tio n thro ug h the c o urt c an o nly b e unde rtake n if suc h e ffo rt is de c lare d to have no t suc c e e de d b y o ne o r se ve ral o f the partie s in dispute.

Part Two

Out of Court Envi ronment al Di sput e Set t lement

Art i cle 3 1

Out o f c o urt e nviro nme ntal dispute se ttle me nt is he ld to re ac h ag re e me nt o n the fo rm and size o f c o mpe nsatio n and/ o r o n c e rtain ac tio ns to e nsure that ne g ative impac ts o n the e nviro nme nt will no t o c c ur o r b e re pe ate d.

Art i cle 3 2

In o ut o f c o urt e nviro nme ntal dispute se ttle me nt as pro vide d fo r in Artic le 3 1 the se rvic e s o f a third party c an b e use d, b o th whic h do no t po sse ss de c isio n making autho rity and whic h po sse ss de c isio n making autho rity, to he lp re so lve an e nviro nme ntal dispute.

Art i cle 3 3

( 1 ) The Go ve rnme nt and/ o r c o mmunity c an fo rm an e nviro nme ntal dispute settlement service pro viding agency which has a free and impartial dispo sitio n. ( 2 ) Stipulatio ns o n an e nviro nme ntal dispute se ttle me nt se rvic e pro vide r

Part Three

Envi ronment al Di sput e Set t lement t hrough t he Court

Paragraph 1 Compensat i on

Art i cle 3 4

( 1 ) Eve ry ac tio n whic h infring e s the law in the fo rm o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage whic h g ive s rise to adve rse impac ts o n o the r pe o ple o r the e nviro nme nt, o blige s the party re spo nsible fo r the busine ss and/ o r ac tivity to pay c o mpe nsatio n and/ o r to c arry o ut c e rtain ac tio ns. ( 2 ) As we ll as the b urde n o f c arrying o ut c e rtain partic ipato ry ac tio ns pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve, the judge c an de te rmine c o mpulsary mo ne tary payme nt to b e made fo r e ve ry day o f late ne ss in c o mple tio n o f suc h c e rtain ac tio ns.

Paragraph 2 St ri ct Li abi li t y

Art i cle 3 5

( 1) The party respo nsible fo r a business and/ o r ac tivity whic h g ives rise to a large impact o n the enviro nment, which uses hazardo us and to xic materials, and/ o r pro duces hazardo us and to xic waste, is strictly liable fo r lo sses which are g ive n rise to , with the o b lig atio n to pay c o mpe nsatio n dire c tly and imme diate ly upo n o c c urre nc e o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damag e. ( 2 ) The party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity c an b e re le ase d fro m the o b lig atio n to pay c o mpe nsatio n pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve if tho se c o nc e rne d c an pro ve that e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damag e was c ause d b y o ne o f the fo llo wing re aso ns:

b. t h e e xi st e nc e o f a si t ua t io n o f c o e rc io n o ut side o f huma n c apab ilitie s; o r

c. the existenc e o f ac tio ns o f a third party whic h c aused the o c c urre nc e o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage.

( 3 ) Whe re lo sse s o c c ur whic h have b e e n c ause d b y a third party as pro vide d fo r in 2( c ) abo ve, the third party is re spo nsible fo r paying c o mpe nsatio n.

Paragraph 3

Ti me Li mi t s for Bri ngi ng Legal Act i ons

Art i cle 3 6

( 1 ) The limitatio n pe rio d fo r b ring ing le g al ac tio ns to c o urt fo llo ws the pe rio ds se t o ut in the applic ab le Civil Pro c e dure s Law, and is c alc ulate d fro m the mo me nt the vic tim kno ws o f the existe nc e o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage.

( 2 ) Stipulatio ns o n the limitatio n perio d fo r bring ing leg al ac tio ns as pro vided fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve do no t apply to e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damag e whic h is c ause d b y a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h use s hazardo us and to xic mate rials and/ o r pro duc e s hazardo us and to xic waste.

Paragraph 4

Ri ght of t he Communi t y and Envi ronment al Organi sat i ons t o bri ng Legal Act i ons

Art i cle 3 7

( 1 ) The c o mmunity has the rig ht to b ring a c lass ac tio n to c o urt and/ o r re po rt to law e nfo rc e rs c o nc e rning vario us e nviro nme ntal pro ble ms whic h inflic t lo sse s o n the life o f the c o mmunity.

life o f the c o mmunity, the go ve rnme nt ag e nc y whic h is re spo nsib le in the e e nviro nme ntal fie ld c an ac t in the c o mmunity's inte re st.

( 3 ) Furthe r stipulatio ns as to what is inte nde d b y ( 2 ) ab o ve are re g ulate d b y Go ve rnme nt Re g ulatio n.

Art i cle 3 8

( 1 ) I n t he sc he me o f imp le me nt ing re sp o nsib ilit y fo r e n viro n me nt al manag e me nt c o nsiste nt with a partne rship princ iple, e nviro nme ntal o rg anisatio ns have the rig ht to b ring a le g al ac tio n in the inte re st o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns.

( 2 ) The rig ht to b ring a le g al ac tio n as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve is limite d to a de mand fo r a rig ht to c arry o ut partic ular me asure s witho ut the pre se nc e o f a de mand fo r c o mpe nsatio n, exc e pt fo r expe nse s o r ac tual payme nts.

( 3 ) Enviro nme ntal o rg anisatio ns have the rig ht to b ring a le g al ac tio n as pro vide d in ( 1 ) ab o ve if the y me e t the fo llo wing c o nditio ns:

a. [ the y] have the fo rm o f a le g al b o dy o r fo undatio n;

b. in the artic le s o f asso c iatio n o f the e nviro nme ntal o rg anisatio n it is state d c le arly that the g o al o f the fo unding o f the o rg anisatio n c o nc e rne d was in the inte re sts o f pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns;

c. ac tivitie s c o nsiste nt with its artic le s o f asso c iatio n have alre ady b e e n c arrie d o ut.

Art i cle 3 9

Pro c e dure s fo r the sub missio n o f le g al ac tio ns in e nviro nme ntal pro b le ms b y individuals, the c o mmunity, and/ o r e nviro nme ntal o rg anisatio ns re fe rs to the applic ab le Civil Pro c e dure s Law.

CHAPTER VI I I I NVESTI GATI ON

Art i cle 4 0

( 1 ) As we ll as Re pub lic o f Indo ne sia Natio nal Po lic e Inve stig ato rs, c e rtain Civil Go ve rnme nt Offic ials asso c iate d with the g o ve rnme nt ag e nc y who se sc o p e o f f unc t io ns a n d re sp o nsi b i li t y a re i n t he e n vi ro n me nt a l manag e me nt fie ld, are g ive n spe c ial autho rity as inve stig ato rs as is pro vide d fo r in Laws appro priate with applic ab le Criminal Pro c e dure s Law.

( 2) Civil Investig ato r Offic ers as pro vided fo r in ( 1) abo ve have autho rity to : a. c arry o ut examinatio n o f the c o rre c tne ss o f a re po rt o r explanatio n

in re latio n to a c riminal ac tio n in the e nviro nme ntal are a; b. c arry o ut examinatio n o f pe o ple o r le g al b o die s who are suspe c te d

o f c riminal ac tio ns in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld;

c. request an explanatio n and evide nc e fro m individuals o r leg al bo dies in re latio n to a c riminal inc ide nt in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld; d. c arry o ut e xaminat io n o f ac c o unt - ke e p ing , no t e s and o t he r

d o c u me n t s w h ic h a re re le v a n t t o a c ri m i n a l a c t io n i n t h e e nviro nme ntal fie ld;

e. c arry o ut examinatio n at c e rtain plac e s whic h are suspe c te d o f c o ntaining e vide nc e, ac c o unts, no te s, and o the r do c ume nts alo ng with c arry o ut c o nfisc atio n o f materials resulting fro m infringeme nts whic h c an be used as evidenc e in c riminal c ases in the enviro nmental fie ld;

f. re que st expe rt assistanc e in the sc he me o f the imple me ntatio n o f t h e f u n c t i o n o f i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f c ri m i n a l a c t i o n s i n t h e e nviro nme ntal fie ld.

( 3 ) Civil Inve stig ato r Offic e rs pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve info rm the Re pub lic o f Indo ne sia Natio nal Po lic e Inve stig ato rs o f the c o mme nc e me nt and the re sults o f the ir inve stig atio n.

( 4 ) Civil Inve stig ato r Offic e rs pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve c o nve y the finding s o f inve stig atio n to the Pub lic Pro se c uto r thro ug h the Re p ub lic o f Indo ne sia Natio nal Po lic e Inve stig ato rs.

( 5 ) Inve stig atio n o f e nviro nme ntal c rime s in Indo ne sian wate rs and the Exc lusive Ec o no mic Zo ne is c arrie d o ut b y inve stig ato rs ac c o rding to applic ab le laws and re g ulatio ns.

CHAPTER I X CRI MI NAL PROVI SI ONS

Art i cle 4 1

( 1 ) Any pe rso n who in c o ntrave ntio n o f the law inte ntio nally c arrie s o ut an ac tio n whic h re sults in e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damag e, is c riminally liab le to a maximum impriso nme nt o f 1 0 ( te n) ye ars and a maximum fine o f Rp. 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( five hundre d millio n rupiah) . ( 2 ) If a c riminal ac tio n as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve c ause s the de ath o r

se rio us injury o f a pe rso n, the pe rso n who c arrie d o ut the c riminal ac tio n is c riminally liab le to a maximum impriso nme nt o f 1 5 ( fifte e n) ye ars and a maximum fine o f Rp. 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( se ve n hundre d and fifty millio n rupiah) .

Art i cle 4 2

( 1 ) Any pe rso n who due to the ir ne g lig e nc e pe rfo rms an ac tio n that c ause s enviro nmental po llutio n and/ o r damage, is c riminally liable to a maximum impriso nme nt o f thre e ye ars and a maximum fine o f Rp. 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( o ne hundre d millio n rupiah) .

( 2 ) If a c riminal ac tio n as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve c ause s the de ath o r se rio us injury o f a pe rso n, the pe rso n who c arrie d o ut the c riminal ac tio n is c riminally liab le to a maximum impriso nme nt o f five ye ars and a maximum fine o f Rp. 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( o ne hundre d and fifty millio n rupiah) .

Art i cle 4 3

( 1 ) Any pe rso n who in vio latio n o f applic ab le le g islatio n, inte ntio nally re le ase s o r dispo se s o f sub stanc e s, e ne rg y and/ o r o the r c o mpo ne nts whic h are to xic o r hazardo us o nto o r into land, into the atmo sphe re o r the surfac e o f wate r, impo rts, expo rts, trade s in, transpo rts, sto re s suc h mate rials, o pe rate s a dange ro us installatio n, whe re as kno wing o r with go o d re aso n to suppo se that the ac tio n c o nc e rne d c an g ive rise to e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage o r e ndange r pub lic he alth o r the life o f ano the r pe rso n, is c riminally liab le to a maximum o f six ye ars impriso nme nt and a maximum fine o f Rp. 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( thre e hundre d millio n rupiah) .

( 2 ) Criminally liab le in the same way as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve, is any pe rso n who inte ntio nally pro vide s false info rmatio n o r de stro ys o r c o nc e als o r damage s info rmatio n whic h is ne e de d in its c o nne c tio n with an ac tio n as is me ant in ( 1 ) ab o ve, whe re as kno wing o r with g o o d re a s o n t o s u p p o s e t h a t t h e a c t io n c o n c e rn e d c a n g i v e ri s e t o e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage o r e ndange r pub lic he alth o r the life o f ano the r pe rso n.

( 3 ) If the c riminal ac tio n as pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ab o ve c ause s the de ath o r se rio us injury o f a pe rso n, the pe rso n who c arrie d o ut the c riminal ac tio n is c riminally liab le to impriso nme nt fo r a maximum o f nine ye ars and a maximum fine o f Rp. 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( fo ur hundre d and fifty tho usand rupiah) .

Art i cle 4 4

( 1 ) Any pe rso n who in vio latio n o f applic able le g islative pro visio ns, be c ause o f the ir c are le ssne ss pe rfo rms an ac tio n as in Artic le 4 2 is c riminally liab le to impriso nme nt fo r a maximum o f thre e ye ars and a maximum fine o f Rp. 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( o ne hundre d millio n rupiah) .

( 2 ) If the c riminal ac tio n pro vide d fo r in ( 1 ) ab o ve c ause s the de ath o r se rio us injury o f a pe rso n, the pe rso n who c arrie d o ut the c riminal ac tio n is c riminally liab le to a maximum o f five ye ars impriso nme nt and

Art i cle 4 5

If a c riminal ac tio n as is pro vide d fo r in this Chapte r is do ne b y o r in the name o f a le g al bo dy, c o mpany, asso c iatio n, fo undatio n o r o the r o rg anisatio n, c riminal liab ility to a fine is inc re ase d b y a third.

Art i cle 4 6

( 1 ) If a c riminal ac tio n as is pro vide d fo r in this Chapte r is do ne b y o r in the name o f a le g al b o dy, c o mp any, asso c iat io n, fo undat io n o r o t he r o rg anisatio n, c riminal c harge s are made and c riminal sanc tio ns alo ng with pro c e dural me asure s as pro vide d fo r in Artic le 4 6 are impo se d b o th ag ainst the le g al b o dy, c o mp any, asso c iatio n fo undatio n o r o the r o rg anisatio n c o nc e rne d and ag ainst tho se who g ive the o rde r to c arry o ut the c riminal ac tio n c o nc e rne d o r who ac t as le ade rs in the c arrying o ut o f it and ag ainst the two o f the m.

( 2 ) If a c riminal ac tio n as is pro vide d fo r in this Chapte r is do ne b y o r in the name o f a le g al b o dy, c o mp any, asso c iat io n, fo undat io n o r o t he r o rg anizatio n, and is do ne b y pe rso ns, b o th b ase d o n wo rk re latio ns and base d o n o the r re latio ns, who ac t in the sphe re o f a le g al bo dy, c o mpany, asso c iatio n, fo undatio n o r o the r o rg anizatio n, c riminal c harge s are made and c riminal sanc tio ns impo se d ag ainst tho se who g ive o rde rs o r who ac t as le ade rs re g ardle ss o f whe the r the pe o ple c o nc e rne d, b o th b ase d o n wo rk re latio ns and b ase d o n o the r re latio ns, c arry o ut the c riminal ac tio n individually o r with o the rs.

( 3 ) I f c h arg e s are made ag ainst a le g al b o dy, c o mp any, asso c iat io n , fo undatio n o r o the r o rg anisatio n, the summo ns to fac e c o urt and sub missio n o f the warrants is dire c te d to the manage me nt at the ir plac e o f re side nc e, o r at the fixe d plac e o f wo rk o f the manag e me nt.

( 4 ) I f c h arg e s are made ag ainst a le g al b o dy, c o mp any, asso c iat io n , fo undatio n o r o the r o rg anisatio n, whic h at the time o f the b ring ing o f the le g al ac tio n is re pre se nte d b y so me o ne who is no t a manag e r, the judg e c an make an o rde r so that the manage me nt fac e the c o urt in pe rso n.

Art i cle 4 7

Apart fro m c riminal stipulatio ns pro vide d fo r in the Criminal Co de and this Law, ag ainst tho se who c arry o ut an e nviro nme ntal c rime c an also be impo se d pro c e dural me asure s in the fo rm o f :

a se izure o f pro fits whic h we re re c e ive d thro ug h the c riminal ac tio n; and/ o r

b. c lo sure o f all o r part o f a b usine ss; and/ o r

c. re paratio n o f the c o nse que nc e s o f a c riminal ac tio n; and/ o r

d. re quiring that what was witho ut rig ht ne g le c te d b e c arrie d o ut; and/ o r e. de stro ying what was witho ut rig ht ne g le c te d; and/ o r

f. plac ing the b usine ss unde r administratio n fo r a maximum o f thre e ye ars.

Art i cle 4 8

Criminal ac ts as pro vide d fo r in this Chapte r are c rime s.

CHAPTER X

TRANSI TI ONAL PROVI SI ONS

Art i cle 4 9

( 1 ) At the late st 5 ( five ) ye ars fro m the pro mulg atio n o f this Law e ve ry b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h alre ady po sse sse s a lic e nse, must have c o mplie d with the c o nditio ns b ase d o n this Law.

( 2 ) Fro m the e nac tme nt o f this Law it is pro hib ite d to issue a lic e nse fo r a busine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h use s impo rte d hazardo us and to xic waste.

CHAPTER XI CLOSI NG PROVI SI ONS

Art i cle 5 0

Upo n e nac tme nt o f this Law all existing laws and re g ulatio ns whic h are invo lve d with e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt c o ntinue to apply to the exte nt that the y do no t c o nflic t with and are no t re plac e d b ase d o n this law.

Art i cle 5 1

With the c o ming into e ffe c t o f this Law, Law No . 4 o f 1 9 8 2 re g arding Main Princ iple s o f Enviro nme ntal Manag e me nt ( State Gaze tte o f 1 9 8 2 Numb e r 1 2 , State Supple me nt Numb e r 3 2 1 5 ) is de c lare d no lo nge r to b e in fo rc e.

Art i cle 5 2

This Law c o me s into fo rc e o n the date it is pro mulg ate d.

In o rde r that e ve ry pe rso n kno ws o f it, the pro mulg atio n o f this Law is o rde re d with its plac e me nt in the State Gaze tte o f the Re pub lic o f Indo ne sia.

Autho rise d in Jakarta o n 1 9 th Se pte mb e r 1 9 9 7

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF lNDONESIA

sig nature SOEHARTO

Pro mulg ate d in Jakarta o n 1 9 th Se pte mb e r 1 9 9 7

MINISTER OF STATE SECRETARY OF STATE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

sig nature

MOERDIONO

Co py c o nsiste nt with its o rig inal

CABINET SECRETARIAT REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA He ad o f Bure au o f Law and Le g islatio n

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ELUCI DATI ON

LAW OF THE REPUBLI C OF I NDONESLA NUMBER 2 3 OF 1 9 9 7

REGARDI NG

ENVI RONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

GENERAL

1 . The Indo ne sian e nviro nme nt whic h was b e sto we d b y the Almig hty Go d upo n the Indo ne sian c o mmunity and pe o ple c o nstitute s Go d's g ift and b le ssing the c apac ity o f whic h must b e pre se rve d and de ve lo pe d so that it c o ntinue s to b e a re so urc e and life suppo rt fo r the c o mmunity and peo ple alo ng with o ther living c reatures o f Indo nesia fo r the c o ntinuatio n and inc re ase o f the quality o f that life itse lf.

Panc asila, as the basis and philo so phy o f the natio n, c o nstitute s a who le and c o mp le te unity whic h g ive s the c o nvic tio n to the I ndo ne sian c o mmunity and pe o ple that c o nte nte dne ss will b e attaine d if it is b ase d o n harmo ny and b alanc e b o th in the re latio nship o f humans with the Almig hty Go d and humans with humans, humans with nature, and humans private ly, in the sc he me o f ac hie ving exte rnal pro g re ss and spiritual happiness. There are rec ipro c al relatio ns between humans, the c o mmunity and the e nviro nme nt, whic h must always b e fo ste re d and de ve lo pe d so that a dynamic harmo ny, pro po rtio n and b alanc e is maintaine d. The 1 9 4 5 Co nstitutio n as the c o nstitutio nal b asis make s it mandato ry that natural re so urc e s are use d fo r the g re ate st po ssib le pro spe rity o f the c o mmunity. This pro spe rity must b e e njo ye d sustainab ly b y c urre nt and future g e ne ratio ns.

De ve lo pme nt as a c o nsc io us e ffo rt in pro c e ssing and explo iting natural reso urc es fo r inc reasing c o mmunity pro sperity, bo th fo r ac hieving external pro spe rity as we ll as spiritual satisfac tio n. The re fo re, the use o f natural

2 . The e nviro nme nt in e c o lo g ic al te rms re c o g nise s ne ithe r natio nal re g io n no r administrative re g io n b o rde rs. Ho we ve r, the e nviro nme nt whic h is invo lve d with manage me nt must have c le ar re g io nal de marc atio n fo r the manag e me nt autho rity. The e nviro nme nt whic h is me ant is the Indo ne sian e nviro nme nt. Le g ally, the Indo ne sian e nviro nme nt c o ve rs the spac e in whic h the natio n o f the Re pub lic o f Indo ne sia c arrie s o ut so ve re ig nty and the rig ht to so ve re ig nty alo ng with its jurisdic tio n. In this re spe c t the Indo ne sian e nviro nme nt is no ne o the r than the re g io n, whic h o c c upie s a c ro ss po sitio n b e twe e n two c o ntine nts and two o c e ans with a tro pic al c limate and we athe r and se aso ns whic h c o nfe rs natural c o nditio ns and a po sitio n with a hig hly valuab le strate g ic ro le as the plac e the Indo ne sian c o mmunity and pe o ple c arry o ut c ummunity life, b e a natio n and b e a state in all its aspe c ts. In this way, the c o nc e pt in c arrying o ut Indo ne sian e nviro nme ntal manage me nt is the Arc hipe lag ic Co nc e pt.

3. The I ndo ne sian e nviro nme nt as an e c o syste m c o nstists o f vario us subsystems, whic h have so c ial, c ultural, ec o no mic and geo g raphic aspec ts with diffe ring fe ature s whic h c ause a varying suppo rtive and c arrying c apac ity o f the e nviro nme nt. Suc h a c o nditio n re quire s the b uilding and de ve lo ping o f the e nviro nme nt b ase d o n the fac t that the pre se nc e o f suppo rtive and c arrying c apac ity o f the e nviro nme nt inc re ase s harmo ny and balanc e o f subsystems, whic h also means an inc rease in the enduranc e o f the sub stanc e o f that ve ry sub syste m. In this way, the b uilding and de ve lo pme nt o f o ne sub syste m will influe nc e o the r sub syste ms, whic h finally will e nflue nc e the e nduranc e o f e c o syste ms in the ir e ntire ty. The re fo re, e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt de mands the de ve lo pme nt o f a syste m with inte g rate dne ss as its primary fe ature. Ne e de d, the n, is a natio nal e nviro nme ntal manage me nt po lic y whic h must b e imple me nte d in stric t ac c o rdanc e with princ iple s and c o nse que nc e s fro m the c e ntre to the re g io ns.

4. De ve lo pme nt c o ntinuo usly e xplo its natural re so urc e s fo r inc re asing c o mmunity pro sperity and quality o f life. Meanwhile, the supply o f natural re so urc e s is limite d and une ve n, b o th in quantity and quality, while

re que sts fo r suc h re so urc e s ac c e le rate as a re sult o f the inc re ase in de ve lo pme nt ac tivitie s to satisfy ac c e le rating and inc re asing ly dive rse needs o f the po pulatio n. On the o ther hand, the enviro nme ntal suppo rtive c apac ity c an b e inte rfe re d with and the e nviro nme ntal c arrying c apac ity c an de c line.

Ac c e le rating de ve lo pme nt ac tivitie s c arry e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and damage risks with the re sult that the struc ture and func tio n o f the e c o syt e m wh ic h ac t s as a sup p o rt t o lif e c an b e d amag e d. Th is e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and damag e will b e c o me a so c ial b urde n, the c o st o f re paratio n o f whic h will ultimate ly b e b o rne b y the c o mmunity and g o ve rnme nt.

The maint e nanc e o f t he sust ainab ilit y o f e nviro nme nt al f unc t io ns c o nstitute s a c o mmunity inte re st, so that it de mands re spo nsib ility, o pe nne ss, and a ro le fo r me mb e rs o f the c o mmunityh, whic h c an b e c hanne lle d b y pe o ple individually, e nviro nme ntal o rg anisaito ns, suc h as no n- go ve rnme nt o rg anizatio ns, traditio nal c o mmunity g ro ups, and o the rs, fo r maintaining and inc re asing e nviro nme ntal suppo rtive and c arrying c apac ity whic h be c o me s a mainstay o f sustainable de ve lo pme nt. De ve lo pme nt whic h inc o rpo rate s the e nviro nme nt, inc luding natural re so urc e s, is a me dium fo r attaining sustainab le de ve lo pme nt whic h is a g uarante e o f pro spe rity and quality o f life o f pre se nt and future ge ne ratio ns. The re fo re, the Indo ne sian e nviro nme nt muste b e manage d by a princ iple o f preseving enviro nme ntal func tio ns whic h are harmo nio us and b alanc e d fo r suppo rting e nviro nme ntally sustainab le de ve lo pme nt fo r the inc re ase in pro spe rity and quality o f life o f pre se nt g e ne ratio ns and future g e ne ratio ns.

5 . The lo ng range dire c tio n o f Indo ne sian de ve lo pme nt is to ward e c o no mic de ve lo pe d b ase d o n industrial de ve lo pme nt, whic h amo ng o the r thing s use s vario us type s o f c he mic al mate rials and radio ac tive sub stanc e s. As well as pro duc ing pro duc ts whic h benefit the c o mmunity, industrializatio n also g ive s rise to exc e sse s, amo ng o the rs the pro duc tio n o f hazardo us and to xic waste, whic h if dispo se d o f to an e nviro nme ntal me dium c an

Glo b ally, kno wle dg e and te c hno lo g y has inc re ase d the quality o f human life. In re ality, life style s o f industrial so c ie ty marke d b y the use o f pro duc ts b ase d o n c he mic als has inc re ase d the pro duc tio n o f hazardo us and to xic waste s. This matte r c o nstitute s a larg e c halle nge to a me tho d o f dispo sal whic h has a small risk to ward the e nviro nme nt, he alth, and the c o ntinuatio n o f human and o the r fo rms o f life.

Co nsc io us o f this matte r, hazardo us and to xic mate rials ne e d to b e we ll-manage d. What ne e ds to b e g ive n atte ntio n is that the are a o f the Unitary Re pub lic o f Indo ne sia must b e fre e o f dispo sal o f hazardo us and to xic waste s fro m o utside the Indo ne sian are a.

6 . The ac c e le ratio n o f de ve lo pme nt e ffo rts c ause s an ac c e le rating impac t o n the e nviro nme nt. This situatio n b o o sts an inc re asing ne e d fo r e ffo rts to c o ntro l e nviro nme ntal impac ts suc h that the risk to the e nviro nme nt is he ld do wn as muc h as po ssib le.

Effo rts to c o ntro l e nviro nme ntal impac ts are inse parable fro m supe rviso ry me asure s to e nsure c o mplianc e with stipulatio ns o f laws and re g ulatio ns in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld. A le g al instrume nt o f a pre ve ntive nature is a lic e nse to c arry o ut a b usine ss and/ o r o the r ac tivity. The re fo re, a lic e nse must explic ity c o ntain c o nditio ns and o b lig atio ns whic h must be c o mplied with and implemented by the party respo nsible fo r a business and/ o r o the r ac tivity. What has b e e n put fo rward ab o ve implie s the partic ipatio n o f vario us ag e nc ie s in e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt suc h that the re is a ne e d to c larify limits o f autho rity fo r e ve ry age nc y whic h partic ipate s in the e nviro nme ntal manage me nt fie ld.

7 . Appro priate with the e sse nc e o f the Unitary Re pub lic o f Indo ne sia as a le g al state, the de ve lo pme nt o f a syste m o f e nviro nme ntal manage me nt as a part o f e nviro nme ntally sustainab le de ve lo pme nt must b e g ive n a le g al b asis whic h is c le ar, explic it and c o mpre he nsive to e nsure le g al c e rtainty fo r e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt e ffo rts. This le g al b asis is unde rlaid b y a b asis o f e nviro nme ntal law and the c o mplianc e o f e ve ry pe rso n to the no rms o f e nviro nme ntal law whic h is in its e ntire ty b ase d o n Panc asila and the 1 9 4 5 Co nstitutio n.

Law Numb e r 4 o f 1 9 8 2 re g arding Basic Princ iple s o f Enviro nme ntal Manag e me nt ( Numb e r 1 2 o fthe State Gaze tte o f 1 9 8 2 , Supple me nt to State Gaze tte Numb e r 3 2 1 5 ) was an e arly sig n o f the de ve lo pme nt o f le g al instrume nts as a b asis o f Indo ne sian e nviro nme ntal manage me nt e ffo rts as an inte g ral part o f the e ffo rt o f e nviro nme ntally sustainab le de ve lo pme nt. In the mo re than o ne de c ade sinc e the pro mulg atio n o f t his Law, e nviro nme nt al aware ne ss o f t he c o mmunit y has rap id ly inc re ase d, as indic ate d amo ng o the r thing s b y the inc re asing ly many t y p e s o f c o m mu n i t y o rg a n i s a t io n s o t h e r t h a n n o n - g o v e rn me n t o rg anisatio ns whic h are ac tive in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld. Also e vide nt is the inc re asing c o mmunity initiative in pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns suc h that the c o mmunity do e s no t me re ly partic ipate, b ut is also ab le sub stantially to play a ro le. Me anwhile, the se t o f pro b le ms o f e nviro nme ntal law whic h have e me rg e d and de ve lo pe d in the c o mmunity re quire re g ulatio n in the fo rm o f law fo r the g uarante e o f le g al c e rtainty. On the o the r hand, g lo b al e nviro nme ntal de ve lo pme nt and inte rnatio nal a sp i rat io ns wi ll i n c re a si n ly i n f lue nc e I nd o n e sia n e n vi ro n me nt a l manag e me nt e f fo rts. In re f le c ting this situatio n, it is re g arde d as ne c e ssary to pe rfe c t Law Numb e r 4 o f 1 9 8 2 re g arding Basic Princ iple s o f Enviro nrne ntal Manage me nt.

This Law c o ntains no rms o f e nviro nme ntal law. Apart fo rm this, this Law will b e a fo undatio n fo r e valuating and adapting all applic ab le laws and re g ulatio ns whic h c o ntain stipulatio ns o n the e nviro nme nt, that is laws and re g ulat io ns re g ard ing irrig at io n, mining and e ne rg y, fo re st ry, b io lo g ic al and e c o syst e m re so urc e c o nse rvat io n , indust ry, human se ttle me nt, spatial o rde ring , land use, and o the rs.

Inc re ase in the e ffe c tive ne ss o f vario us le g al stipulatio ns, inc luding administratrive law, c ivil law and c riminal law, and e ffo rts to g ive e ffe c t to alternative metho ds o f dispute settleme nt, namely o ut o f c o urt dispute se ttle me nt to ac hie ve ag re e me nt amo ng st the partie s in dispute [ sic ] .

Apart fro m this, the re is also a ne e d to o pe n the o ppo rtunity fo r the b ring ing o f c lass ac t io ns. Wit h suc h a me t ho d o f se t t le me nt o f e nviro nme ntal dispute se ttle me nt it is ho pe d that the c o mplianc e o f the c o mmunity to the syste m o f value s re g arding the impo rtanc e o f pre se rvatio n and de ve lo pme nt o f e nviro nme ntal c apac ity in pre se nt and future human life will b e inc re ase d.

As a suppo rt to administrative law, applic atio n o f c riminal law c o ntinue s to atte nd to sub sidiary princ iple s, name ly that c riminal law sho uld b e use d if sanc tio ns in o the r fie lds o f law, suc h as c ivil and administrative sanc tio ns, and alte rnative e nviro nme ntal dispute se ttle me nt are no t e ffe c tive and/ o r the le ve l o f b lame wo rthine ss o f the party c o nc e rne d is re lative ly se rio us and/ o r the re sults o f the ac tivity are re lative ly larg e and / o r t he ac t io n g ive s rise t o une asine ss in t he c o mmunit y. I n antic ipatio n o f the po ssibility o f inc reasing emerge nc e o f c riminal ac tio ns c arrie d o ut b y a c o po ratio n, this Law also re g ulate s the re spo nsib ility o f c o rpo ratio ns. In this way, all suc h laws and re g ulatio ns me ntio ne d abo ve c an b e inc lude d in o ne syste m o f Indo ne sian e nviro nme ntal law.

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Base d o n a princ iple o f state re spo nsib ility, o n the o ne hand, the state g uarante e s that the use o f natural re so urc e s will pro vide the larg e st po ssib le b e ne fit fo r the pro spe rity and quality o f life o f the c o mmunity,

b o th pre se nt ge ne ratio ns and future g e ne ratio ns. On the o the r hand, the state prevents the c arrying o ut o f natural reso urc e explo iting ac tivities in its juridic tio n whic h g ive s rise to adve rse impac ts o n the jurisdic tio ns o f o the r natio ns, and pro te c ts the state fro m the impac ts o f ac tivitie s o utside its are a. The sustainab ility princ iple c o ntains the me aning that e ve ry p e rs o n b e a rs a n o b lig a t io n a nd re s p o n s i b i li t y t o c o m i n g g e n e ra t i o n s , a n d t o o t h e rs i n t h e s a m e g e n e ra t i o n . Fo r t h e imple me ntatio n o f suc h o b lig atio n and re spo nsib ility, e nviro nme ntal c apac ity must, the n, b e pre se rve d. The pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal c apac ity b e c o me s a pro p fo r the c o ntinuity o f de ve lo pme nt.

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Art i cle 5

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The rig ht to e nviro nme ntal info rmatio n is a lo g ic al c o nse que nc e o f the rig ht to play a ro le in e nviro nme ntal manage me nt b ase d o n the princ iple o f o pe nne ss. The rig ht to e nviro nme ntal info rmatio n will inc re ase t he value and e f f e c t ive ne ss o f p art ic ip at io n in e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt, as we ll as o pe ning an o ppo rtunity fo r the c o mmunity to ac tualise the ir rig ht to a g o o d and he althy e nviro nme nt.

Enviro nme ntal info rmatio n as pro vide d fo r in this sub se c tio n c an b e in the fo rm o f data, explanatio n, o r o the r info rmatio n invo lve d with e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt whic h ac c o rding to its nature and g o al is suc h that it is inde e d o pe n to b e kno wn b y the c o mmunity, suc h as e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis do c ume nts, re po rts and evaluatio ns o n results o f enviro nmental mo nito ring , bo th mo nito ring

Subse c tio n ( 3)

The ro le as pro vide d fo r in this Artic le c o mve rs the ro e l in the de c isio n making p ro c e ss, b o th b y lo dg ing o b je c tio ns, and b y he aring s o r o the r me tho ds whic h may b e stipulate d in laws and reg ulatio ns. Suc h ro le is c arried o ut amo ng o ther areas in the pro c ess o f e valuatio n o f e nviro nme ntal impac t analyse s o r e nviro nme ntal po lic y fo rmulatio n. Its imple me ntatio n is b ase d o n the princ iple o f o pe nne ss. With o pe nne ss the po ssib ility is allo we d fo r that the c o mmun it y j o ins in t h in kin g ab o ut and p ro vid ing vie ws and c o nside ratio ns in de c isio n making in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld.

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Subse c tio n ( 1)

The o b lig atio n o f e ve ry pe rso n as pro vide d fo r in this se c tio n is no t fre e o f the ir po sitio n as me mb e rs o f the c o mmunity whic h re fle c ts human value as individual and so c ial be ing s. This o blig atio n implie s that e ve ry pe rso n jo ins in playing a ro le in e ffo rts to maintain the e nviro nme nt. Fo r example, partic ipatio n in de ve lo ping a c ulture o f a c le an e nviro nme nt, in explanatio n and in le ade rship in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld.

Sub se c tio n ( 2 )

This info rmatio n whic h is c o rre c t and ac c urate is inte nde d fo r e valuating c o mplianc e o f tho se re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity to stipulatio ns o f laws and re g ulatio ns.

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e nviro nme ntal manageme nt to g e the r with the go ve rnme nt and o the r age nts o f de ve lo pme nt.

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The inc re ase in c o mmunity c apac ity and intiative will inc re ase the e ffe c tive ne ss o f the c o mmunity ro le in e nviro nme ntal manage me nt.

Le tte r c

Impro ving the c o mmunity’s rapid- re spo nse c apab ility will inc re asing ly re duc e the po ssib ility o f ne g ative impac ts. Le tte r d

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The impro ve me nt in rapid- re spo nsive ne ss will inc re ase the sp e e d o f in fo rmat io n p ro visio n c o nc e rn ing a p art ic ular e n vi ro n me nt a l p ro b le m , wi t h t h e re s ult t h a t s t e p c a n imme diate ly b e take n to addre ss it.

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Art i cle 9

Subse c tio n ( 1)

I n t h e s c h e me o f a rra n g e me n t o f n a t i o n a l e n v i ro n me n t a l manage me nt po lic y and spatial manag e me nt o rde ring ratio nal and pro po rtio nal atte ntio n must b e g ive n to the po te ntial, aspiratio ns, and ne e ds alo ng with value s whic h e me rge and de ve lo p in the c o mmun it y. Fo r e xamp le, at t e nt io n t o ward living t rad it io nal c o mmunitie s the life o f whic h is suppo rte d b y natural re so urc e s lo c ate d in the imme diate are a.

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Art i cle 1 0 Le tte r a

What is me ant in t his st ip ulat io n b y de c isio n make rs is t he autho rise d partie s, name ly the Go ve rnme nt, the c o mmunity and o the r age nts o f de ve lo pme nt.

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Co mmunity partic ipatio n in this Artic le c o ve rs partic ipatio n, b o th i n e f f o rt s a nd i n t h e d e c i s io n ma ki n g p ro c e s s c o nc e rn i n g pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal suppo rtive and c arrying c apac ity. In the sc he me o f a c o mmunity ro le partne rship b e twe e n ag e nts o f e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt is de ve lo pe d, name ly b e twe e n the go vernment, business wo rld, and c o mmunity inc luding amo ng o thers n o n - g o v e rn me n t o rg a n i s a t io n s a n d p ro f e s s io n a l / a c a d e m ic asso c iatio ns.

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In this stipulatio n what is me ant b y pre - e mptive instrume nts is ac tio n whic h is unde rtake n at the de c isio n making and planning le ve l, suc h as spatial manag e me nt o rde ring and e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis. Pre ve ntive ac tio n is at the le ve l o f imple me ntatio n thro ug h c o mplianc e with waste quality standards and/ o r e c o no mic instrume nts. Pro ac tive ac tio n is ac tio n at the le ve l o f pro duc tio n with applic atio n o f e nviro nme ntal standards, suc h as ISO 1 4 0 0 0 . Example s o f pre - e mptive, pre ve ntive and pro ac tive e nviro nme ntal manage me nt instrume nts are the de ve lo pme nt and applic atio n o f e n v i ro n me n t a lly s o u n d t e c h n o lo g y, a n d t h e a p p lic a t io n o f enviro nmental insuranc e and enviro nmental audits whic h are c arried o ut vo luntarily b y tho se re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity to inc re ase e ffe c tive ne ss.

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The sc o pe o f imple me ntatio n o f e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt in princ iple c o ve rs vario us se c to rs whic h are the re spo nsib ility o f vario us de parme nts and g o ve rnme nt ag e nc ie s. To avo id o ve rlap o f autho rity and c lashe s o f inte re st the re is a ne e d fo r c o o rdinatio n, integ ratio n, sync hro nisatio n and simplific atio n thro ug h institutio nal de vic e s whic h are c o o rdinate d b y the Ministe r.

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The Unitary Natio n o f the Re pub lic o f Indo ne sia has a ric h dive rsity o f po te ntial b io lo g ic al and no n- b io lo g ic al natural re so urc e s, c harac te ristic c ultural dive rsity, and aspiratio ns whic h c an bec o me the primary c apital in natio nal develo pment. Fo r this and in o rde r to ac hie ve inte g ratio n and unity in patte rns o f thinking , and in ac tio ns take n whic h g uarante e t h e f o rm a t i o n o f u s e f u l a n d e f f e c t i v e e n v i ro n m e n t a l manage me nt whic h is b ase d o n the Arc hipe lag ic Co nc e pt, the Ce ntral Go ve rnme nt c an c o nfe r c e rtain autho rity while paying atte ntio n to the re g io nal situatio n and c o nditio ns in te rms o f b o th natural po te ntio n and re g io nal c apab ility, to c e ntral a g e nc ie s lo c a t e d i n t h e re g io ns i n t h e sc h e me o f t he imple me ntatio n o f the princ iple o f de c o nc e ntratio n.

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The Ce ntral Go ve rnme nt o r the Le ve l I Lo c al Go ve rnme nt c an e ntrust the Le ve l II Lo c al Go ve rnme nt with playing a ro le in the imple me ntatio n o f e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt po lic y as a c o - administratio n task. Thro ug h this c o - administratio n, autho rity, funding , instrume nts, and re so nsibility remains with the g o ve rnme nt whic h has g ive n suc h task.

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While attending to the reg io nal c apability, situatio n and c o nditio ns, the Ce ntral Go ve rnme nt c an transfe r matte rs in the e nviro nme ntal fie ld to the re g io ns to b e c o me part o f the autho rity, task, and re sp o nsib ilit y o f Lo c al Go ve rn me nt b ase d o n a p rinc ip le o f de c e ntralizatio n.

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Enviro nme ntal impac t analysis o n the o ne hand is a part o f a fe asib ility study fo r imple me nting a plan fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity, and o n the o ther hand is a c o nditio n whic h must be fulfilled to re c e ive a lic e nse to c arry o ut a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity. Base d o n this analysis impo rtant and larg e impac ts o n the e nviro nme nt c an b e kno wn in mo re de tail, b o th po sitive impac ts and ne g ative impac ts whic h arise fro m an b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity suc h that ste ps c an b e pre pare d to c o pe with ne g ative impac ts and maximise po sitive impac ts.

To measure o r c larify suc h large and impo rtant impac ts amo ng o thers c rite ria are use d c o nc e rning :

a. the numb e r o f pe o ple who will b e affe c te d b y the impac t o f the b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity plan;

b. the exte nt o f the are a affe c te d;

c. the inte nsity and duratio n o f the impac t;

d. the amo unt o f o the r e nviro nme ntal c o mpo ne nts whic h will b e affe c te d;

e. the c umulative nature o f the impac t;

f. re ve rsib ility o r no n- re ve rsib ility o f the impac t. Subse c tio n ( 2)

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Wast e t re at me nt is a se t o f ac t ivit ie s wh ic h c o ve rs st o rag e, c o lle c tio n, transpo rt, use, and pro c e ssing o f waste inc luding the sto c kpiling o f the re sults o f suc h pro c e ssing .

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The o b lig atio n to c o nduc t waste manag e me nt inte nde d is e ffo rt to re duc e the o c c urre nc e o f the po ssib ility o f risk to the e nviro nme nt in the fo rm o f the o c c urre nc e o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage, re c alling that hazardo us and c he mic al mate rials has a fairly larg e po te ntial to g ive rise to ne g ative e ffe c ts.

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Example s o f the lic e nse inte nde d inc lude s the mining lic e nse fo r b usine sse s in the mining fie ld, and the industry b usine ss lic e nse fo r b usine ss in the industrial fie ld.

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The lic e nse to c arry o ut a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity must asse rt the o b lig atio ns asso c iate d with c o mp lianc e to stip ulatio ns in the e nviro nme ntal manage me nt fie ld whic h must b e imple me nte d b y the party re spo nsib le fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity in c arrying o ut the ir b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity. Fo r a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h is o b lige d to make o r imple me nt an e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis,

the e nviro nme ntal manag e me nt plan and mo nito ring plan whic h must b e imple me nte d b y the party re so nsib le fo r the b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity must b e inc lude d and c le arly fo rmulate d in the lic e nse to c arry o ut the busine ss and/ o r ac tivity. Fo r example the o blig atio n t o t re at wast e , wast e q ualit y c o nd it io ns f o r d isp o sal t o an e nviro nme ntal me dium, and o b lig atio ns assso c iate d with waste dispo sal, suc h as the o b lig atio n to pe rfo rm se lf- mo nito ring and the o b lig atio n to re po rt the re sult o f suc h se lf- mo nito ring to the re spo nsible age nc y in the fie ld o f e nviro nme ntal impac t c o ntro l. If a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity plan ac c o rding to applic ab le laws and re g ulatio ns is o blig ate d to c arry o ut e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis, appro val o f this e nviro nme ntal impac t analysis must b e sub mitte d to g e the r with the applic atio n fo r a lic e nse to c arry o ut a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity.

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Pub lic atio n o f the lic e nse to c arry o ut a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity c o nst it ut e s t he re alisat io n o f t he p rinc ip le o f administ rat ive o pe nne ss [ o r go o d g o ve rnanc e ] . This pub lic re le ase o f the lic e nse to c arry o ut a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity allo ws pub lic partic ipatio n, in partic ular fo r tho se who have no t used the o ppo rtunities available in the o b je c tio ns pro c e dure, he aring , and o the rs aspe c ts o f the lic e nsing de c isio n making pro c e ss.

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A b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity will pro duc e waste. In g e ne ral this must must be treated befo re it is dispo sed o f to an enviro nmental medium suc h that it do e s no t g ive rise to e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage. In c e rtain c ase s, waste whic h is pro duc e d b y o ne b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity c an b e explo ite d as raw mate rials fo r a pro duc t. Ho wever this pro c ess o f explo itatio n will pro duc e waste, as a residue w h i c h c a n no t b e re u s e d , w h ic h w i ll b e d i s p o s e d o f t o a n e nviro nme ntal me dium. Dumping as inte nde d in this Artic le is dispo sal o f waste whic h is the re sidue o f a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity and / o r o t he r unuse d mat e rials o r wh ic h h ave e xp ire d t o an e nviro nme ntal me dium, inc luding land, wate r o r air. This dumping o f waste and/ o r mate rials to an e nviro nme ntal me dium will g ive rise to an impac t o n e c o syste ms. With the stipulatio ns o f this Artic le, the n, it is pro vide d that in princ iple dumping o f waste to an e nviro nme ntal me dium is pro hib ite d, with the exc e ptio n o f c e rtain e nviro nme ntal me dia whic h have b e e n allo c ate d b y the Go ve rnme nt.

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In the c ase whe re an o ffic ial who has autho rity fro m ano the r g o ve rnme nt ag e nc y is appo inte d to c arry o ut supe rvisio n, the Ministe r c arrie s o ut c o o rdinatio n with the le ade rship o f the age nc y c o nc e rne d.

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This stipulatio n in this sub se c tio n c o nstitute s the imple me ntatio n o f Artic le 1 3 ( 1 ) .

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Be ing atte ntive to the situatio n and c o nditio ns at the plac e o f supe rvisio n is inte nde d to me an re spe c ting pre vailing value s and no rms bo th writte n and unwritte n.

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The se rio usne ss o f infring e me nts o f e nviro nme ntal re g ulatio ns c an vary, be g inning fro m infring e me nt o f administrative c o nditio ns and rang ing up to infring e me nts whic h g ive rise to vic tims.

What is inte nde d b y c e rtain infringe me nts is infring e me nt b y a b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity whic h is re g arde d as suffic ie ntly se rio us that the b usine ss' ac tivity b e sto ppe d, fo r example whe re pe o ple fro m the c o mmunity have had the ir he alth impaire d as a re sult o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage.

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Stric t liab ility me ans that the e le me nt o f fault ne e d no t b e pro ve d b y a p e rso n b ring ing an ac t io n as t he b asis o f p ayme nt o f c o mpe nsatio n. The stipulatio n o f this sub se c tio n is a le x spe cialis in le g al ac tio ns re g arding ac tio ns whic h infringe the law in g e ne ral. The size o f c o mpe nsatio n whic h c an b e impo se d upo n a po llute r o r damage r o f the e nviro nme nt ac c o rding to this Artic le is c o nstraine d within c e rtain limits.

Within c e rtain limits is a re fe re nc e to the que stio n o f whe the r, if ac c o rding to de te rminatio ns o f applic ab le laws and re g ulatio ns, an o b lig atio n to insure has b e e n stipulate d fo r the b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity c o nc e rne d o r whe the r an e nviro nme ntal fund is availab le. Subse c tio n ( 2)

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What is me ant b y ac tio n o f a third party in this sub se c tio n is an ac tio n o f unfair c o mpe titio n o r a Go ve rnme nt fault.

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What is me ant by the rig ht to bring a c lass ac tio n in this subse c tio n is the rig ht o f a small g ro up o f the c o mmunity to ac t in re pre se nting the c o mmunity in a large numb e r whic h has had lo sse s inflic te d o n it ac c o rding to a b asis o f same ne ss o f pro b le ms, le g al fac ts, and de mands whic h have b e e n g ive n rise to b e c ause o f e nviro nme ntal po llutio n and/ o r damage.

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Le g al ac tio n take n b y an e nviro nme ntal o rg anisatio n c anno t b e in the fo rm o f a de mand fo r c o mpe nsatio n, b ut rathe r is limite d to a o the r le g al ac tio n, name ly:

a. applic atio n to the c o urt fo r a perso n to be o rde red to undertake c e rtain le g al ac tio ns whic h are invo lve d with the g o al o f pre se rvatio n o f e nviro nme ntal func tio ns;

b. a s s e rt i n g t h a t a p e rs o n h a s c a rrie d o u t a n a c t io n i n infringe me nt o f the law be c ause o f the ir po lluting o r damag ing the e nviro nme nt;

c. o rde ring a pe rso n whic h c arrie s o ut b usine ss and/ o r ac tivity to install o r re pair a waste tre atme nt unit.

e nviro nme ntal o rg anisatio n whic h it c an b e pro ve d have ac tually b e e n o utlaid.

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No t e ve ry e nviro nme ntal o rg anisatio n c an ac t in the name o f the e nviro nme nt; rathe r the y must fulfill c e rtain c o nditio ns. With the existe nc e o f the c o nditio ns as pro vide d fo r ab o ve, e nviro nme ntal o rg anisatio ns are se le c tive ly ac kno wle dge d to po sse ss ius st andi to b ring a le g al ac tio n in the name o f the e nviro nme nt to c o urt, b o th in g e ne ral c o urts and in administrative c o urts, de pe nding up o n t h e c o m p e t e n c y o f t he c o urt wh ic h i s i n vo lve d wi t h inve stig ating and trying the c ase in que stio n.

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