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Legal Aspect of Construction Services According to Law No. 18 of 1999 – Indonesia

Construction services hold a very important and strategic role in achieving various aims in order to support the objectives of national development to realize a fair and prosperous society both materially and spiritually based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange a specific regulation of construction services, which is now set under the Law Number 18 of 1999 on Construction Services (“Construction Services Law”).

Overview of Construction Services
Construction services is consultancy services of construction work planning, services of construction work performance, and services of construction work supervision. The parties in a construction work consist of service user and service provider. Construction services are carried out by the construction services provider, in the form of individuals or business entities. Construction services that carried out by individuals as the service provider can only perform the low risk construction work, with simple technology, and low cost. Meanwhile, the high risk construction work and/or high technology and/or high cost can only be performed by limited liability companies or the equivalent foreign corporations.

License for Construction Services Provider
Construction services provider in the form of business entities shall (i) comply with the provisions of business license in the field of construction services; (ii) possess certificate, classification, and qualification of a construction service company. A classification and qualification standard of proficiency is an acknowledgment of the proficiency level of every business entities both national and foreign in the field of construction services business. Such acknowledgment is obtained through a test(s) carried out by an institution assigned to perform it. The process of obtaining such acknowledgment is through a registration activity comprising classification, qualification, and certification. Therefore, only certified business entities that are permitted to work in the field of construction services business.

The business license of construction services has been further stipulated in Article 14 of Government Regulation Number 28 of 2000 on Business and Society of Construction Services Role (“PP 28/2000”) jo. Government Regulation Number 4 of 2010 on Amendment of PP 28/2000 and Decree of Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure Number 369/KPTS/M/2001 on Guidelines of Licensing for National Construction Service Business.

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Legal Aspects of Building According to Law Number 28 of 2002

The building has an important part as the place for human being to conduct their daily activities. The regulation on the building is the Law Number 28 of 2002 on Building (the “Building Law”). The knowledge on the Building Law becomes important because the Building Law not only focuses on the building owner but also the building users and public. As stipulated in the Building Law, building owner means a legal entity, group or association, which is considered as legitimate to become building owner.

The Building Law regulates some matters as follows:

Building Functions

The Building Law states that any building must have the function such as residence, religious, business, social and culture, or special function. The building function will be stated in the Building Construction Permit (“IMB”). In the event there is a change of building function as stated in the IMB, the change must obtain the approval from the Regional Government. Read the rest of this entry »

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