LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 26 YEAR 2007 CONCERNING SPATIAL MANAGEMENT
"This law provides authority to provincial governments (pemerintah propinsi) and of district governments (pemerintah kabupaten and pemerintah kota) in spatial planning. Such provision is not stipulated in previous spatial planning laws. It also provides some new ways for enhancing development control including zoning, planning permits, implementation of incentives and disincentives, including administration and criminal sanction. The Law also acknowledges the importance of public participation in spatial planning. The law provides more detailed regulations than the previous spatial planning law including rights, obligations and the forms of public participation in spatial planning."