The Minister of Environment issued Regulation No. 2 of 2013 (the
Regulation) on 22 February 2013 which has been in force since 25
February 2013. According to the Regulation, administrative
sanctions will be imposed for any violation of an Environmental
License (Izin Lingkungan), Environmental Protection and Management
License (Izin Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup) or the
prevailing rules and regulations on environmental protection and
management. Supervision is through implementation reports and/or
community reports. These administrative sanctions may be written
warnings, a government order, suspension, followed by revocation of
the license.
What constitutes a violation, the criteria used for deciding on
sanctions, the procedure for issuing/imposing sanctions are all
provided in the Schedules of the Regulation. Sanctions may be
imposed in stages, cumulatively or randomly according to the
severity of the violation.
