Forest Area Utilization for Underground Mining Activities Regulation

• Author: William A. Sullivan/Christian Teo Purwono & Partners
• Profession: Licensed Foreign Advocate in Indonesia as well as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
• Pages: 455-461

CHAPTER 32

Forest Area Utilization for

Underground Mining Activities

Regulation

I.Executive Summary

1. Overview

The Forest Area Utilization for Underground Mining Activities Regulation

(hereinafter referred to as “PR 28/2011”) was issued with legal effect from

May 19, 2011, and by way of implementation of Article 5(2) of GR 24/2010.

2. Approach

2.1No Change of Purpose or Function: Miningactivities may be carried

out in Protected Forests by way of underground mining so long as this

does not alter the main purpose and function of the Protected Forest.

2.2Application: In order to be able to utilize Protected Forests for

underground mining activities, the holders of IUPs/IUPKs/IPRs/

CoWs/CCoWs must apply for and obtain Protected Forest Rent Use

Permits from MoFOR.

2.3 MoFOR will, first, issue an Approval-in-Principle License to the

applicant for a Protected Forest Rent Use Permit, with a maximum

initial validity period of two years that is extendable, subject to eval-

uation by MoFOR.

2.4 The Approval-in-Principle License will specify a number of obligations

that must be fulfilled by the Protected Forest Rent Use Permit appli-

cant in order to obtain the Protected Forest Rent Use Permit.

2.5 Once the Approval-in-Principle License holder fulfills the Approval-in-

Principle License obligations, MoFOR will issue the Protected Forest

Rent Use Permit.

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