LOCAL LAW OF MENTAWAI  ISLES REGENCY

NUMBER: 16 YEAR 2002.

 

Regarding

TOURISM AND RETRIBUTION OF TOURISM SPOTS

 

With the Blessing of God The One and Only

 

REGENT  OF  MENTAWAI  ISLES

 

Considering :

 

a. That pursuant to the mandate of Law Number 22 Year 1999, regions are given privilege to exercise the regional autonomy having emphasis on the principles of democracy, people’s participation and paying heed to region’s potency and variety;

 

b. That in implementing the regional autonomy and anticipating the   circumstance development, either at home or overseas, regions are required to develop its entire natural resources they possess maximally and proportionally in order to ameliorate and to improve people’s welfare and prosperity;

 

c. That one of the greatest potentials Mentawai Isles Regency have and is widely recognized either at home or overseas is its tourism potential, either on the land or by the sea, its ecosystem potential and cultural uniqueness;

 

d. That in order to maximize the management and the development of its tourism spot, in a continual and wise manner by protecting the local environment and culture, that it gives benefit to the region and people and improves the basic revenue of the region, hence, it is necessarily arranged and specified by means of Regional Law;

 

With reference to :

 

1.     Law Number 12 Year 1956 on Establishment of Autonomous Region of Regency and in the Local Environment of West Sumatra Province;

2.     Law Number 5 Year 1960 on Fundamental Laws of Agrarian Affairs Specifics;

3.     Law Number 3 Year … on Territorial Water

4.     Law Number 8 Year 1981 on Procedure of Criminal (Statute Book of Republic of  Indonesia Year 1981 Number 76, Addendum of Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Number 3209);

5.     Law Number 9 Year 1990 on Tourism ( Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1990 Number 78, Addendum of Statute Book Number 3427);

6.     Law Number 24 Year 1992 on Space Settlement (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1992 Number 115. Addendum of Statute Book of  Republic of Indonesia Number 3501);

7.     Law Number 23 Year 1997 on Specifics of Environment Management;

8.     Law Number 18 Year 1997 on Regional Tax and Retribution in connection with Law Number 34 Year 2000 on Amendment of Law Number 18 Year 1997 on Regional Tax Retribution;

9.     Law Number 49 Year 1999 on Establishment of Mentawai Isles Regency (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Number 17);

10.  Law Number 22 Year 1999 on Local Government (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1999 Number 60, Addendum of Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Number 3839);

11.  Law Number 25 Year 1999 on Monetary Counter Balance between Central Government and Local Government (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1999 Number 72, Addendum of Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Number 3851);

12.  Government Law Number. 5 Year 1975 on Management of Accountability and Supervision of Local Finance (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1975 Number 5);

13.  Government Law Number 24 Year 1979 on Delivery of Part of Governmental Affairs in Tourism Matters to Provincial Government (Statute Book of Republic of IndonesiaYear 1979 Number 34, Addendum Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Number 3144);

14.  Government Law Number 27 Year 1983 on Implementation of Law Number 8 Year 1981on Procedure of Criminal (Statute Book of Republic of  Indonesia Year 1983 Number 6, Addendum of Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Number 3258);

15.  Local Law Number 20 Year 1990 on Water Contamination Control (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1990 Number 34, Addendum of Statute Book of  Republic of Indonesia Number 3409);

16.  Government Law Number 51 Year 1993 on Analysis of Environmental Impact (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1993 Number 84, Addendum of  Statute Book of Republic of  Indonesia Number 3538);

17.  Government Law Number 20 Year 1997 on Local Retribution (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia year 1997 Number 55, Addendum of Republic of Indonesia Number 3692);

18.  Government Law Number 25 Year 2000 on Authorities of Government and Authorities of a Province as an autonomous region (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 2000 Number 54, Addendum of Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Number (3952);

19.  Presidential Decree Number 44 year 1999 on Techniques of Compiling Laws and Law and forms of Laws Draft, Draft of Government Law, Draft of Presidential Decree (Statute Book of Republic of Indonesia Year 1999 Number 70);

 

In the Affirmative of Parliament of Mentawai Isles Regency.

 

DECIDING

 

Specifying:

LOCAL LAW OF MENTAWAI ISLES REGENCY ON TOURISM  AND RETRIBUTION OF TOURISM BUSINESS

 

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISION

 

Article 1

 

In this Local Law, what referred as :

a.     Regency is the Regency of Mentawai Isles;

b.     Local Government is the Local Government of Regency of Mentawai Isles;

c.     Regent is the Regent of Regency of Mentawai Isles;

d.     The Local Parliament, hereinafter referred to as DPRD, is the Local Parliament of Mentawai Isles Regency;

e.     Tourism is any single thing dealing with tourism, including the enterprising of tourism objects and attractions, tourism sports and other businesses related to it;

f.      Tourism Matters are all things associated with tourism management;

g.     Tourism Business is any activity aiming to carry out tourism service or to provide the tourism objects and attractions, businesses of tourism facilities and other businesses related to it;

h.     Tourism Company is an enterprise covering limited liability, copartnership, and others, State Owned Company or Local Company by any name or form and is founded to execute activities included in tourism business field;

i.      Travel bureau is a  legal entity selling services in journey management, performing tour, and its preparation;

j.      Hotel or lodging is an accommodation utilizing a part or the entire building to provide lodging service, meals and beverage as well as other services for public, which is managed commercially, and fulfilling the conditions or requirements specified

k.     Resort is certain location either on the continent or in the sea of Mentawai Regency territory of which the management is rendered by the Regent to the Tourism Company.

l.      Domestic tourists are Indonesian people paying a visit to Mentawai Isles for the purpose of having vacation or picnic.

m.   Foreign tourists are the foreigners / non-Indonesian people paying a visit to Mentawai Regency for the purpose of having vacation or picnic.

n.     Buffer zone is a district or region with a specified radius to support the resort, it cannot be exploited by anyone and for whatever interests or whatsoever except without the approval of the Local Government.

o.     Marina is a  port developed for the dock or anchor of sailing boat and cruiser, including for the repairing of  ship.

p.    Tourism Passenger Ship is a passenger ship having Indonesian flag which have fulfilled the provision already specified by the authorized institution.

q.     Foreign cruiser is a ship  having foreign flag operating in the territorial water of Mentawai Isles Regency which has obtained a permit from the authorized institution.

r.      Non-commercial cruiser is a cruiser which only serves personal need of transportation and does not provide transportation service for public passenger.

s.     Cruiser ship is a big cruiser transporting more than 100 tourists.

t.      Licensing is the entire process covering conditions and procedures of obtaining permit, publication, revision, extension, banning and other activities related to licensing in managing and running tourism businesses in Regency of Mentawai Isles.

u.     Retribution of tourism business is a sort of local collection as a payment for services or certain permit granting especially provided and or provided by local government for the personal / legal  entity interest covering limited liability, copartnership, and others, State Owned Company or Local Company by any name or form;

v.     Inspection is a series of activities to search for, collect and manage data and or other information in order to control, to protect and to supervise the management of  tourism businesses.

w.   Retribution Payer is a person or a legal entity, pursuant to retribution laws and laws, obliged to pay the retribution

x.     Retribution Tariff is the Rupiah nominal value or foreign currency specified to calculate the level of in debt retribution

y.    Regional treasure is the Government Treasure of  Mentawai Isles Regency.

 

CHAPTER II

FUNCTION, OBJECTIVES AND FORMS OF  TOURISM

 

Article 2

1) Tourism functions to develop and to explore the region’s potentials and to accelerate the growth of regional development in order to improve the prosperity of the people of Mentawai Isles Regency.

 

2) In addition to increasing the Region’s basic income, supporting people’s economy, preserving the environment and nature, tourism is also aimed at rendering services and constructing tourism companies / tourism investors, at the same time, giving protection of law that the tourism potency in Mentawai Isles Regency can be utilized at its best.

 

Article 3

1)    Form of tourism activity referred in this Local Law in general includes :

a.     Continental  tourism activity

b.     Ocean and beach tourism activities are hereinafter referred to as maritime tourism.

 

2)    Types of continental tourism activity as referred in sentence (1) of this article include :

a.     Cultural tour

b.     Historical tour

c.     Natural tour

d.     Tracking

e.     Land Hang Gliding

f.      River kayak

g.     Rafting

h.     Other continental tourism

 

3)    Types of maritime tourism activities as referred in sentence (1) of this article include :

a.     Sea park

b.     Surfing

c.     Diving

d.     Snorkeling

e.     Fishing

f.      Sailing

g.     Wind surfing

h.     Sea hang gliding

i.      Sea kayak

j.      Rowing

k.     Other maritime tourisms

 

 

CHAPTER III

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT

 

Article 4

 

1)    Tourism companies and community as the partners of Local Government have a wide opportunity participate in the management of tourism activities in the region.

 

2)    Roles of Local Government in the management of tourism activities are

a.  Constructing, giving services, making coordination, supervising and evaluating the continuity of management of tourism activities in Mentawai Isles, either those conducted by government or by tourism companies and community;

b.     Giving guarantee, protection and rules of law to tourism companies /investor carrying out activities of tourism business and making investment in development of tourism business in Mentawai Isles

 

3)    Rules and procedures of giving opportunity to tourism companies and community to participate in tourism management in Mentawai Isles as arranged in this Local Law.

 

Article 5

 

The one responsible for tourism management in Regency of Mentawai Isles, is the Regent, of which the management is executed by the Regional Tourism Office;

Article 6

 

The Regent is the responsible person of tourism management in Mentawai Isles Regency, hence, his responsibilities are as follows :

a.     Specifying allotment of  space, zone, location / resort for tourism activities by having reference to  General Master Plan of Mentawai Isles Regency;

b.     Assisting tourism companies to obtain land for location/resort for tourism activities ;

c.     Issuing permits for Tourism Business;

d.     Issuing  resort permits and specifying the buffer zones, specifying the number of vessels for each tourism company operating maritime tourism business;

e.     Specifying the rate of retribution imposed to foreign tourists and the tourism companies running tourism activities in Mentawai Isles;

f.      Securing buffer zones so as not to be utilized by people or tourism companies other than the tourism companies already given a permit for that purpose;

g.     Settling problems arising between society  and tourism companies in running their activities;

h.     Implementing the provisions contained in this Local Law and other rules in accordance with laws and law going into effect;

 

CHAPTER IV

RIGHTS  TO  CONDUCT  TOURISM  ACTIVITIES

 

Article 7

 

1)    Each tourism company has equal opportunity to conduct or to carry out the tourism business in Mentawai Isles, either continental tourism or maritime tourism.

2)    The opportunity to run tourism business as referred  in sentence (1) particularly for the maritime tourism is based upon the consideration and policy of Local Government regarding sea space (including coast), zone and the available potency, as well as technical consideration of maritime tourism.

3)    For the first time,  this Local Law only specifies 5 (five) tourism companies allowed to run maritime tourism activities in Mentawai Isles.

4)    Limitation of the number of tourism companies allowed to run in maritime tourism is solely based on a technical consideration of maritime tourism activities and the existing special technical conditions of maritime tourism activities.

5)    Opportunity limitation as referred in sentence (3) and (4) of this article will be evaluated and reviewed once in 5 (five) years by paying heed to the development and prospect of maritime tourism business and the seriousness of tourism company in carrying out such tourism business.

 

Article 8

 

A new tourism company can run a tourism business in Mentawai Isles if:

a.     It has possessed a permit of tourism business from the Local Government;

b.     It has affiliate in Mentawai regency if the company is not based in Mentawai regency;

c.     Specifically for Tourism Company running maritime tourism business, it, at least, should have 2 (two) or 6 (six) tourism passenger ships at the most, either the local ones or the foreign ones with combined passenger capacities of 50 people;

d.     Conveying the management and development plan of the tourism company in question to the Regent of Mentawai Isles Regency upon which consideration of tourism business permit is given;

 

CHAPTER V

Licensing.

 

Article 9

 

1)    Any body or any tourism company intending to run tourism activity/business in  Mentawai Isles is obliged to obtain an approval or permit from the Local Government.

 

2)    Everybody or any tourism company can propose a tourism business permit in an integrated manner either in accordance with the type of its tourism business or the forms of the tourism business;

 

3)    Local Government will give the permit as referred in sentences (1) and (2) of this article on the following provisions and rules;

 

a.     Submitting the proposal to the Regent by enclosing administrative requirements to be determined furthermore by Decree of Regent;

 

b.     In addition to enclosing administrative requirements as referred in point (a), the tourism company applying for the permit is obliged to have possessed the land for its activity location or to have owned supporting land for maritime tourism activities by showing the evidence of ownership;

 

c.     Permit granting for the Tourism Company running maritime  tourism business is also obliged to possess at least 2 (two) or 6 (six) tourism passenger ships at the most, either the local ones or the foreign ones with passenger combined capacities of 50 people

 

4)    Provision of permit granting as referred in sentence (2) of this article, the tourism company is obliged to enclose the documents of AMDAL, UKL/UPL (Environmental Impact Studies) of Location/Resort as the object of tourism activities pursuant to laws and laws going into effect;

 

5)    For tourism companies which, before the specification of this local law, have obtained a permit of conducting tourism business activities in Mentawai Isles are given grace period for 6 (six) months commencing from the going into effect of this local law to accommodate the permit of its tourism business pursuant to the provision of this local law;

 

6)    The permit issued by Local Government as referred in sentence 1 of this article shall be in effect for the period of 15 (fifteen) years at the most and is extendable;

 

7)    Should within 6 (six) months as referred in sentence (5) of this article, the pertinent company make no adjustment, hence, the business permit already possessed by the pertinent company is invalid by itself;

 

8)    The Tourism company already obtained tourism business permit from the Local Government, to be able to found a building on the location/resort already specified for it,  has to obtain building establishment permit beforehand from the Local Government pursuant to the law going into effect;

 

9)    Should the data of  licensing change before the permit expires, the permit owner must immediately apply for the revision of the permit already issued;

 

10) Local Government will withdraw the tourism business of the tourism company, if in fact, the tourism company does not operate in the sense that ;

 

a.     It has  not run tourism activities as contained in the tourism business permit possessed by the pertinent tourism company for 12 ( twelve) months which is proved by the Minutes of Inspection from the Tourism Office or;

 

b.     Physical and non-physical facilities are running out or not fulfilling the minimum needs that it cannot operate and has ceased its activities for 12 (twelve) months which is proved by the Minutes of Inspection (BAP) from the Tourism Office,  hence, the business permit of the company is invalid and would be withdrawn.

 

11) For tourism company having integrated tourism business in some tourism activities, that one of its tourism activities shall no longer run for 12 (twelve) months which is  proved by Minutes of Inspection (BAP) and Tourism Office, hence, the business permit of the pertinent company is withdrawn and replaced by a new permit for the tourism activity which still runs.

 

12) The tourism company which has possessed the tourism business permit but stops operating, in the sense that it does not run the tourism activities for 12 (twelve) months due to difficulty in fulfilling the need of equipment and facilities of tourism activities, raw materials to develop physical facilities on the  location/resort, marketing, working capital, atmosphere, disasters (floods, earthquakes, fires and others) which is proved by Minutes of Inspection (BAP) from the Tourism Office, hence, the tourism business permit of the pertinent tourism company still goes into effect and is obliged to submit the Report of Information of Tourism Activities each semester.

 

CHAPTER VI

Resort and Buffer Zone

 

Article 10

 

1)    Resort for tourism company is specified by Local Government with reference to General Landuse Masterplan (RUTR) of Mentawai Isles Regency;

 

2)    If RUTR as referred in sentence (1) of this article is not in existence, hence, the stipulation of resort and buffer zone is based on the decree of Regent;

 

3)    To obtain the permit for a resort, the tourism company should apply for it to the Regent by enclosing;

 

a.     Copy of tourism business permit from the Local Government which is authenticated by the official functionary;

 

b.     Copy of evidence of releasing/authorizing of land or supporting land for maritime tourism obtained from people either by means of buying, leasing, contract or based on a cooperation legalized by the official functionary for the resort proposed;

 

c.     Proposal of management and development of the resort proposed.

 

4)    The tourism company can apply for the permit of resort for some resorts all at once if it fulfills  the provision of sentence (2) points b and c of this article;

 

5)    The tourism company which has already obtained permits from the Local Government before this local law came into force, and has already secured land either by means of buying, leasing, contract or joint venture, is considered to qualify for a permit for a resort as long as it fulfills the provision of this Local Law and it can be given additional new resorts and buffer zones.

 

6)    The width of proposed resort of tourism company shall be as follows

a.     Resort for 25 guests is  given a buffer zone at radius 1000 M (2)

b.      Resort for less than 25 guests is a buffer zone at radius of 750 M (2)

c.     The company providing facilities to support the resort is given a buffer zone at radius of 250 M.(2)

 

7)    The tourism company determines the guest capacity in its own resort and buffer zone by itself as determined in sentence (5) of this article;

 

8)    The resort permit for tourism company is given for 15 (fifteen) years and it is extendable if the management of resort by the pertinent tourism company indicates good development and progress and to the advantage of economy of the region and its people;

 

9)    The resort specified for a tourism company can be cancelled and transferred to other tourism companies by the Local  Government when the resort is abandoned  or should, in the period of 2 (two) years, the management and development of resort done by the pertinent tourism company indicate no significant progress;

 

10) The cancellation of the resort permit specified for a tourism company does not abolish the rights of the pertinent tourism company for the land it owns;

 

11) The tourism company is obliged to guarantee the traditional rights of people living around its resort area;

Article 11

 

1)    The granting of resort permit to tourism company is done along with the stipulation of  buffer zone at each resort;

 

2)    The tourism company is obliged to guarantee the environmental safety/ preservation of its resort area and buffer zone;

 

3)    Anybody / any company other than the company already given a permit by Local Government is not allowed to develop or  to conduct activities in the buffer zone;

 

4)    The tourism company collaborates with Local Government and community To guarantee  environmental protection and  preservation in the buffer zone

 

5)    Any person, any tourism company and any other companies are prohibited from destroying the protected forest area, to cut away or to destroy endangered plants and trees protected by the law, to ruin and to cut away the mangrove forest around the resort and the buffer zone pursuant to laws and regulations in effect;

 

6)    Any body / any tourism company is prohibited to utilize the materials for buildings on its  resort coming from the area as referred in sentence (5) of this article;

 

7)    Any body / any tourism company is obliged to report to Local Government when there is somebody / a tourism company violating the provision of sentence (3), sentence (5) and sentence (6) of this Article to be sanctioned according to laws and rules going into effect;

 

CHAPTER VII

Tourists and Lodging

 

Article 12.

 

1)    The tourists visiting Mentawai Isles are obliged to stay at the lodging or home stay provided at the resort, or on a ship of the tourism company which has obtained a permit from the Local Government, or at the other lodgings which have obtained a permit from the Local Government.

 

2)    Each tourist visiting Mentawai Isles is prohibited to conduct any action or deed distressing the society, propagating the teaching being in conflict with confidence and norms existing in the society.

 

3)    Each tourist is obliged to keep the environmental safety and preservation and is prohibited to conduct any activity which can damage or contaminate the environment in accordance with laws and rules going into effect.

 

4)    Each tourist is obliged to respect the culture and value order existing and developing among the people of Mentawai Isles.

 

5)    Each tourist visiting the Mentawai Isles is prohibited to conduct any activity other than tourism activities.

CHAPTER VII

Travel Bureau

 

Article 13

1)    The travel bureau company can only operate in the Mentawai Isles having obtained permission from the Regent.

 

2)    The travel bureau company operating in the Mentawai Isles which is based in the Mentawai Isles is obliged to have its affiliate in the Mentawai Isles.

 

3)    The travel bureau company which has not obtained a permit from Local Government can carry out its guests transportation by cooperating with tourism company or the travel bureau which has obtained a  permit from Local Government.

 

4)    Local government will give an operational permit to the travel bureau as referred in sentence (1) of this article if it fulfills the following requirements :

 

a.     Having a legal entity;

b.     Being registered in the Tourism Office, and the organizations of tourism travel bureau;

c.     Applying proposal to the Regent by enclosing the copy of legal entity deed, letter of business  permit or other letters related to travel bureau business;

d.     Having sufficient transportation facility in accordance with the needs of tour trip and or being able to use the transportation  facility of the tourism company contained in a cooperation agreement;

e.     Having some tour guides who have special permit and certificate from the Government as a guide;

f.      The senior tour leader or tour guide is obliged to work along with the local junior guide;

 

5)    the tour guide as referred in sentence (4) point e of this article is obliged to use the identity of tour guide from the pertinent travel bureau in his/her work.

 

6)    The travel bureau company is responsible for the safety and the action, which is  prohibited in this local law of the tourists it guides.

 

7)    The travel bureau company is obliged to submit periodical information regarding the amount, identity, and activity of tours of the tourists it manages and is submitted to the Tourism Office.

 

CHAPTER  IX.

Marina of Tourism Activities

 

Article 14

 

1)    Local Government will grant the permit of location / plave of marina development to the tourism company on the  location of resort already specified for the pertinent company along with the granting of its tourism business permit.

 

2)    The granting of  marina permit as referred in sentence (1) of this article is conducted if the tourism company encloses the technical recommendation from the authorized institution or fulfills the laws going into effect.

3)    Anybody or any tourism company is forbidden to build marina before obtaining the permit from the local government.

 

4)    The tourism company arranges and provides the ship services by itself ion the marina it builds, at least fulfilling the minimum requirements of the authorized institution pursuant to the laws going into effect.

 

CHAPTER X

Tour Ship and Big Cruiser

 

Article 15

 

1)    Each local tour ship operating or entering the territorial water of Mentawai Isles Regency should fulfill the technical and administrative requirements in accordance with the laws going into effect;

 

2)    Each local tour ship operating or entering the territorial water of Mentawai Regency, in terms of maritime tour activity must be under the flag or wings of the tourism company which have already obtained the permit resort from Local Government;

 

3)    Local tourism ship can only operate in the purposes of maritime tourism activities in the resort and buffer zone of the tourism company under which it operates;

 

Article 16

 

1)    Each foreign tour ship operating or entering the territorial water of Mentawai Isles must fulfill the technical and administrative conditions for the foreign ship according to the laws going into effect;

 

2)    Each foreign tour ship operating or entering the territorial water of Mentawai Isles must be under the flag and wings of the tourism company which has obtained a permit resort from Local Government;

 

3)    The foreign tour ship can only operate in the purposes of maritime tour activities in the resort and buffer zone of the tourism company under which it operates;

 

Article 17

 

The local tour ship and foreign tour ship can operate in the resort and buffer zone which are not the resort and buffer zone of the tourism company under which they operate, if there are mutual profitable agreement and cooperation among the tourism companies under which the pertinent tour ship operate.

 

Article 18

 

1)    Each cruiser stopping by the Mentawai Isles is obliged to meet all provisions contained in this Local Law and the laws going into effect.

 

2)    Each cruiser doing maritime tour activities in the resort and buffer zone of a tourism company, should have a permit from the pertinent tour company beforehand.

 

3)    Each personal non-commercial cruiser which will conduct maritime tour activity in the resort and buffer zone of a tourism company, should obtain a permit from the pertinent tour company beforehand.

 

CHAPTER  XI

Supervision on the Management of Tourism Activity/Business

 

Article 19

 

1)    Local Government supervises the tourism management at all of types and forms of tourism business either on the land or by the sea;

 

2) The Regent is authorized to take administrative action on the management of usaha tourism business/activity violating this Local Law.

 

3) To supervise the tourism activity/business, hence, the tourism companies which have obtained the tourism business permit from the Local Government make and sign a written agreement comprising the followings :

 

a.     Name and domiciles of the parties.

b.     The location of resort and buffer zone of the pertinent tourism company granted a permit by Local Government.

c.     The assurance of tourism company to run its tourism business in accordance with  the business permit granted by Local Government and the statement to obey all rules specified in this Local Law.

d.     Readiness of the private enterprise to submit report of information on tourism activities made every semester and sent to the Regent.

e.     The assurance of Local Government for the continuity of the pertinent tourism business in running its tourism business as long as it does not violate this Local Law.

f.      The assurance and legal certainty from the local government for the continuity of tourism business and the permits already granted to the pertinent tourism company and its investors in running the tourism business  in the Mentawai Isles;

g.     The agreement of the pertinent tourism company and the local government   to meet their rights and obligation in accordance with laws going into effect;

h.     The assurance of local government to support the pertinent tourism company in developing its business in accordance with the roles, duties, and authorities of the local government and to help settling down problems arising between the pertinent tourism company and the people and or among the tourism companies running the tourism activities in the Mentawai Isles regency;

 

4)    The mutual agreement as referred in sentence (3) of this article, the party of tourism company is deputized by Board of directors and Local Government is deputized by the Regent;

 

5)    The agreement copy as referred in sentence (3) of this article is drawn up by the Tourism Office and is raised to the Regent.

 

CHAPTER XII

Name and Retribution Object

 

Article 21

 

By the name of tourism business as the payment for services or the service of tourism business permit granting in the Mentawai Isles to the person or the entity intended for the construction, operation and supervision on the use of cultural and natural resources potency, protecting the public interest and preserving the environment.

 

Article 22

 

1.     Retribution object covers each;every exploiting and management of tourism activity as referred to in Article 3 this By Law.

2.     For the control, construction and protection purposes of the use of tourism potentials, the tourism business carried out in Mentawai regency is obliged to be carried out at the permitted place;

 

3.     Each tourism business activity carried out at the place allowed by the functionary assigned for that purpose or through other procedures specified by the Regent is imposed a retribution;

 

4.     Those excluded in the tour retribution object are as follows :

a.     Research activity in the tour area;

b.     Social and charity activities in the tour area;

c.     The environment preservation activity in the tour area;

 

Article 23

 

Retribution subject is the person or the entity that has used services and the service of tourism business provision having obtained tourism business management permit.

 

CHAPTER XIII

Retribution Category

 

Article 24

 

Retribution of tourism object  is classified as retribution of business service.

 

Article 25

 

Retribution of tourism object is measured based on the potency and the form/type of tourism business, and the exploiting of tourism business;

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER XIV

Principles and  Objectives  in the placement of structure and the rate of tariff.

 

Article 26

 

Principles and objectives in the placement of structure and the rate of retribution tariff are based on the purposes to cover the expenses of construction, management, operation and supervision by considering the ability of people or consumers of the benefit of tourism and justice aspects;

 

CHAPTER XV

Structure and Rate of Tariff and Collection Area

 

Article 27

 

1.     The stipulation structure and the rate of tariff are based on the potency and benefit of the tourism business.

 

2.     The rate of  basic retribution tariff as specified in sentence (1) of this article, is also based on the following components :

 

a.     Expense of facilities and infrastructure procurement of checkpoint.

b.     Operating and inspection expense.

c.     Expense of general administration and other expenses supporting the service providing.

 

Article 28

 

The rate of tariff will be determined furthermore in the decree of Regent and     submitted to DPRD (Local Parliament).

 

 

1)    The retribution  is  collected at the region on which the tourism activity is run and or at other certain places arranged by the decision of the Head of Tourism Office.

 

2)    Retribution collection is executed by the Regent which is conducted operationally  by the  Regents Office;

 

3)    The retribution collected by SKRD ( decree of District Retribution) or the likened documents;

 

4)    The retribution collection cannot be contracted, but the Local Government can cooperate with certain institutions that due to their professionalism are reliable to participate in executing part of the tasks more efficiently.

 

5)    The imposing of retribution is the responsibility of private enterprise / travel bureau, if the tourists in question are the guests of the tourism company/the pertinent travel bureau.

 

6)    For the retribution imposition as referred in sentence (5) of this article, Local Government will charge it to the pertinent tourism company /travel bureau.

 

7)    Related to provision of sentences (5) and (6) of this article, hence, each tourism company or travel bureau is obliged to report the number tourists, the visit duration of the tourists becoming its guests to Local Government periodically each month.

 

8)    Procedures and reporting format of the number of tourist as referred in sentence (7) of this article is arranged furthermore by the decree of Regent;

 

9)    The retribution payment contained must be paid all at once.

 

10) Payment procedures, endorsement and paybox of retribution are specified by the decree of Regent and submitted to DPRD.

 

CHAPTER XVI.

Reduction, Priority and Retribution Liberation.

 

Article 29

 

1) The regent can give reduction, priority and retribution liberation as referred in Article 28 .

2)    The giving of reduction, priority and liberation as referred in sentence (1) of this article is given by paying heed to the ability of retribution payer;

 

3)    Procedures of reduction, priority and retribution liberation are specified by decree of Regent and submitted to DPRD.

 

CHAPTER XVII

Administrative Sanction.

 

Article 30

 

1)    Local Government gives written admonition to a person or the tourism company and travel bureau which fail to meet the provisions of running the tourism activities as specified in  this Local Law.

 

2)    The duration of written admonition as referred in sentence (1) of this article is 1 (one) month since the issuance of the admonition, and is extendable for 2 (two) times when assumed necessary.

 

3)    Should the written admonition as referred in sentence (2) of this article remain not bothered, Local Government can annul the permit for 30 (thirty) days since the order of  anulling is released.

 

4)    Should the permit holder still ignore the admonition of permit anulling for 30 (thirty) days as referred in sentence (3) of this article, the permit can be withdrawn by Local Government.

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER XVIII

Criminal Provision

 

Article 31

 

1)    The violation of provisions in this Local Law related to environment is impended with crime penalization as arranged in Law on Environmental Management.

 

2)    The retribution payers which fail to execute their obligation to pay the retribution specified in this Local Law that harms the local finance is impended by imprisonment for 6 (six) months maximally or fine as much as 4 (four) times of the retribution in debt.

 

3)    Such crime conduct as referred in sentence (2) of this article is a violation.

 

Article 32

 

Certain Public Servant Functionary in the milieu of Local Government is given special authority as an investigator to investigate the crime conduct in the area of local retribution.

 

Article 33

 

1)    The investigation of crime conduct as referred in Article 31 sentence (2) of this local law is based on the laws going into effect.

 

2)    Referring to the provision of Article 28 sentence (5) of this Local Law, the investigation of crime conduct as referred in Article 31 sentence (2) is only addressed to the pertinent tourism company and not  to the guests of the pertinent tourism company.

CHAPTER XIX

CONCLUSION

 

Article 34

 

1)     When this Local Law goes into effect, all laws conflicting with this law is no longer duly valid.

 

2)     Things which are not yet arranged in this Local Law, in so far as their implementation is concerned, are specified by the decree of Regent and is submitted to DPRD.

 

Article 35

 

This local law starts going into effect on the date on which it is legislated. To introduce it publicly, this local law must be legislated by placing this law in the district statute book of Mentawai Isles Regency.

 

Stipulated in         : Tua Pejat

Dated  : 25th November 2002

 

Regent of Mentawai Isles Regency.

 

Signed:

 

EDISON SELEUBAJA

 

Approved by DPRD of Mentawai Regency in DPRD decree of Mentawai Regency Number:  16  dated    25 November      2002.

 

Legislated  in Tua Pejat

On November 29th. 2002

Regional Secretary of Mentawai Isles Regency.

 

Signed:

 

Drs Ridwan

REG. 010157936