Mineral and Coal Mining is a form of natural resource management in Indonesia
with the aim of maximizing the welfare of the people. Mineral and coal mining
business is regulated by Law Number (No) 3 of 2020 concerning Amendments to
Law Number. 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining (Law No.3 of 2020).
Provisions in Law no. 3 of 2020 has handed over all control functions over the
state to the central government, even though Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning
Regional Government (Law No. 23 of 2014) still clearly states the authority of the
provincial government based on the principle of regional autonomy in managing
minerals resources which include the management of mineral and coal mining.
legal research with the title "Regional Government Supervision of Mineral and
Coal Mining Businesses based on Law No. 3 of 2020 ", has a formulation of the
problem what the implications of Law No. 3 of 2020 on the supervisory authority
of local governments over mineral and coal mining business activities. The
purpose of this study was to determine the implications of Law No. 3 of 2020 on
the supervisory authority of local governments over mineral and coal mining
business activities. Legal writing is structured with a normative research type that
focuses on legal norms or regulations. The legal materials used are primary legal
materials consisting of statutory regulations and secondary legal materials which
are generally in the form of legal books containing teachings or doctrines or
teratises. Collecting data using literature study that studies primary legal
materials and secondary legal materials, and conducted interviews with the DIY
Provincial Licensing and Investment Office. The thought process used is
deductive, which is a thought process that starts from a general proposition and
ends at a specific conclusion.
Based on the analysis and discussion in the writing of this law, it is concluded that
the utilization of natural resources including mineral and coal mining is carried
out by the central and regional governments in a fair and harmonious manner.
However, with the issuance of Law No. 3 of 2020, control of minerals and coal by
the state is carried out by the central government and this control is carried out
through the functions of policy, regulation, administration, management, and
supervision. Provisions of Law no. 3 of 2020 which regulates mineral and coal
mining explicitly does not require the principle of regional autonomy that applies
in Indonesia