CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 Referred to in this Law as:
1. Protection of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers is any effort made to help fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers face difficulties in running fishery businesses or salt businesses.
2. Empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers is any effort made to improve the capability of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers to run fishery businesses or salt businesses in a better way.
3. Fisherman is anybody that earns livelihood by catching fish.
4. Small fisherman is a fisherman that catches fish to meet daily needs, either not using a fishing vessel or using a fishing vessel of not more than 10 (ten) gross tons (GT).
5. Traditional fisherman is a fisherman that catches fish in waters that serves as traditional fishery right used hereditary according to the local culture and wisdom.
6. Employee fisherman is a fisherman that provides service to run a fishing business.
7. Employer fisherman is a fisherman that has a fishing vessel used for a fishing business and actively catches fish.
8. Fishing is an act of catching fish in the waters that is not in a state of being farmed by using instrument and method that emphasize the principles of sustainability and conservation, including activity using a vessel to load, transport, store, cool, handle, process and/or preserve fish.
9. Fish raiser is anybody who earns livelihood by raising fresh water fish, brackish water fish, and sea water fish
10. Small fish raiser is a fish raiser that raises fish to meet daily needs. .
11. Fish farm worker is a fish raiser that provides services in fish farming.
12. Fish farm owner is a fish raiser that holds the right or permit over the land and actively carries out fish farming.
13. Fish farming is an act of keeping, growing and/or raising fish and harvesting its yield in a controlled environment, including an act of using a vessel to load, transport, store, cool, handle, process and/or preserve fish.
14. Salt farmer is anybody that carries out a salt business.
15. Small salt farmer is a salt farmer that runs a salt business on his/her own land covering an area of not more than 5 (five) hectares, and salt boiler
16. Salt farming worker is a salt worker that provides services in a salt business.
17. Salt farming owner is a salt farmer that has the right over land used to produce salt and actively runs a salt business.
18. Fish is all kinds of organism whose life cycle is partly or wholly in a water environment.
19. Salt is a chemical compound whose main component is in the form of natrium chloride and may contain other elements such as magnesium, calcium, iron, and calium with or without the addition of iodine.
20. Fishery is all activities related to the management and use of fish resource and its environment, ranging from pre-production, production, post-production and processing to marketing carried out in a fishery business system.
21. Salting is all activities related to pre-production, production, post-production, processing and marketing of salt.
22. Fishery business is an activity carried out through a fishery business system covering pre-production, production, post-production, processing and marketing.
23. Salting business is an activity carried out through a salting business system covering pre-production, production, post-production, processing and marketing.
24. Fishery commodity is the output of fishery business that can be traded, stored and/or exchanged.
25. Salting commodity is the output of salting business that can be traded, stored and/or exchanged.
26. Anybody is an individual or corporation in the form of either legal entity or not legal entity.
27. Business agent is an individual or corporation carrying out fishery production facilities and/or infrastructures, salt production facilities and/or infrastructures, processing and marketing of fishery product and salt product, which is domiciled in the legal territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
28. Institution is an institution that is developed from, by and for fishermen, fish raisers, or salt farmers or based on the local culture and wisdom.
29. Fishery insurance is a contract between fishermen or fish raisers and an insurance company to bind themselves in the insurance of fishing or fish raising risks.
30. Salt insurance is a contract between salt farmers and an insurance company to bind themselves in the insurance of salt business risks.
31. Insurance is the act taken by an insurance company to provide insurance in the fulfillment of fishermen's, fish raisers' and salt farmers' financial obligations to a financing company and bank.
32. Central government is the president of the Republic of Indonesia that holds the government power of the state of the Republic of Indonesia assisted by the vice president and ministers as referred to in the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia of 1945.
33. Regional government is a regional head that acts as an element to run a regional government and leads the realization of government affairs that become the authority of an autonomous region.
34. Minister is the minister that carries out government affairs in the maritime affairs and fisheries sector.
CHAPTER II PRINCIPLES, AIMS AND SCOPE
Article 2 The protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers shall be based on the principles of: a. sovereignty; b. self reliance; c. utility; d. togetherness; e. integrity; f. transparency; g. justice-efficiency; h. sustainability; i. welfare; j. local wisdom; and k. environmental conservation.
Article 3 The protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers shall be aimed to : a. provide infrastructures and facilities needed to develop businesses; b. give sustainable business certainty; c. improve the capability and capacity of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers; strengthen institution in managing fish resources and marine resources as well as in running self-reliant, productive, progressive, modern and sustainable businesses; and develop the principles of environmental conservation; d. develop financing system and institution to serve business interests; e. protect fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers against the risks of natural disaster, climate change and contamination; and f. provide security and safety guarantee and legal aid.
Article 4 The scope of the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers shall cover: a. planning; b. protection; c. empowerment; d. funding and financing; e. supervision; and f. public participation.
Article 5 (1) This Law shall apply to fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers that are Indonesian citizens and are domiciled in Indonesia. (2) In addition to fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, this Law shall also apply to the families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing.
Article 6 The fishermen as referred to in Article 5 paragraph (1) cover: a. small fishermen; b. traditional fishermen; c. employee fishermen; and d. employer fishermen having a fishing vessel, either in unit or cumulative amount, of more than 10 (ten) GT up to 60 (sixty) GT used for fishing businesses.
Article 7 (1) The fish raisers as referred to in Article 5 paragraph (1) cover: a. small fish raisers; b. fish farm workers; and c. fish farm owners. (2) The small fish raisers as referred to in paragraph (1) letter a are decided through the following criteria: a. using simple technology; and b. raising fish, with the area of fish farm covering: 1. fresh water fish farming for the activities of: a) fish hatchery, of a maximum of 0.75 (zero point seventy five) hectare; and b) fish rearing, a maximum of 2 (two) hectares. 2. brackish water fish farming for : a) fish hatchery, a maximum of 0.5 (zero point five) hectare; and b) fish rearing, a maximum of 5 (five) hectares. 3. sea water fish farming for : a) fish hatchery, a maximum of 0.5 (zero point five) hectare; and b) fish rearing, a maximum of 2 (two) hectares. (3) The fish farming owners as referred to in paragraph (1) letter c are decided through the following criteria: a. using simple technology or semi-intensive technology; and b. having a right or permit over land for : 1. brackish water fish farming for : a) fish hatchery, of a more than 0.75 (zero point seventy five) hectare up to 5 (five) hectares; and b) fish rearing, of a more than 2 (two) hectares up to 5 (five) hectares. 2. brackish water fish farming for : a) fish hatchery, of more than 0.5 (zero point five) hectares up to 5 (five) hectares; and b) fish rearing, of more than 5 (five) hectares up to 15 (fifteen) hectares. 3. sea water fish farming for : a) fish hatchery, of more than 0.5 (zero point five) hectare up to 5 (five) hectares; and b) fish rearing, of more than 2 (two) hectares up to 5 (five) hectares.
Article 8 The salt farmers as referred to in Article 5 paragraph (1) covers: a. small salt farmers; b. salt farm cultivators; and c. salt farm owner having land covering an area of more than 5 (five) hectares up to 15 (fifteen) hectares.
CHAPTER III PLANNING
Article 9 (1) Any plan for the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers shall be made in a systematic, integrated, guided, comprehensive, transparent and accountable way. (2) The plan as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made based on: a. the supporting capacity of natural resources and the environment; b. potential fish resources in the fishery management territory of the Republic of Indonesia; c. potential land and water; d. spatial layout plan; e. coastal area and isle zoning plan, national marine layout plan, and marine area zoning plan; f. scientific and technological development; g. facility and infrastructure needs; h. technical and economic feasibility and compatibility with local institution and culture; i. economic growth rate; and j. the number of fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers. (3) To set the number of fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers as referred to in paragraph (2) letter j, regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to include the jobs of fishermen, fish raisers, and/or salt farmers in demographic administration. (4) The plan as referred to in paragraph (1) is an integral part of: a. national development plan; b. regional development plan; c. state budget; and d. regional budget.
Article 10 The plan for the protection and empowerment as referred to in Article 9 paragraph (1) shall at least contain policy and strategy.
Article 11 (1) The policy as referred to in Article 10 shall be set by the central government and regional governments according to their respective authority. (2) The central government and regional governments are banned from making a policy which contradicts the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers.
Article 12 (1) The strategy as referred to in Article 10 is stipulated by the central government and regional governments according to their respective authority based on protection and empowerment policy. (2) Protection strategy is done through : a. the provision of fishery business and salt business infrastructures; b. access to fishery business and salt business facilities; c. guarantee of business certainty; d. insurance for the risks of fishing, fish farming and salt farming; e. the abolition of high cost economic practices; f. control of fishery commodity and salt commodity imports; g. security and safety guarantee; and h. legal facility and aid. (3) Empowerment strategy is done through: a. education and training; b. counseling and assistance; c. business partnership; d. easy access to science, technology and information; and e. strong institution.
Article 13 (1) A plan for the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers, including the families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing is made by the central government and regional governments according to their authority. (2) The plan for the protection and empowerment as referred to in paragraph (1 ) is made at national, provincial, and regency/municipal levels. (3) The plan for the protection and empowerment is approved by the central government, provincial governments, and regency/municipal governments to produce a plan for the protection of fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers in the short, medium and long run.
Article 14 The plan for protection and empowerment as referred to in Article 13 paragraph (3) consists of : a. plan for protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers at a national level; b. plan for protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers at a provincial level; and c. plan for protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers at a regency/municipal level.
Article 15 (1) The plan for protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers at a national level serves as a guide to making plans for protection and empowerment at a provincial level. (2) The plan for protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers at a provincial level serves as a guide to making plans for protection and empowerment at a regency/municipal level. (3) The plan for protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers at national, provincial, and regency/municipal levels serve as a guide to planning and realizing the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers.
CHAPTER IV PROTECTION
Part One General
Article 16 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority shall be responsible for the protection of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers. (2) The central government and regional governments shall coordinate in the protection of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers. (3) The coordination as referred to in paragraph (2) is done to realize the protection strategy as referred to in Article 12 paragraph (2).
Article 17 Protection is done by implementing the strategy as referred to in Article 12 paragraph (2).
Part Two Fishery Business and Salt Business Infrastructures
Article 18 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority shall provide fishery business and salt business infrastructures. (2) The fishery business infrastructures as referred to in paragraph (1) cover : a. fishing infrastructures; b. fish farming infrastructures; and c. processing and marketing infrastructures. (3) The fishing infrastructures as referred to in paragraph (2) letter a shall at least cover: a. fuel oil and other energy resource stations for fishermen; b. fish port integrated with fish auction point; c. port road and access road to the port; d. river flow and estuary; e. electricity network, telecommunication network and clean water; and f. cold and freeze storage. (4) The fish farming infrastructures as referred to in paragraph (2) letter b shall at least cover: a. land and water; b. fuel oil and other energy source stations for fish raisers; c. waterworks; d. production path; e. electricity network and telecommunication network; f. waste treatment installations; and g. storage, cold and/or freeze storage and. (5) The processing and marketing infrastructures as referred to in paragraph (2) letter c shall cover at least: a. fish processing place; b. fishery product sale place; c. distribution road; and d. waste treatment installation. (6) The salt business infrastructures as referred to in paragraph (1) shall cover at least: a. land; b. water ditches; c. production road; d. salt storing place; and e. water reservoir.
Article 19 (1) In addition to the central government and regional governments, business agents can provide and/or manage fishery business and salt business infrastructures as referred to in Article 18 needed by fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers. (2) The central government and regional governments can cooperate with business agents in providing and/or managing fishery business and salt business infrastructures.
Article 20 Fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, including the families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing, shall have the obligation to maintain the existing fishery business and salt business infrastructures as referred to in Article 18 paragraph (1) and Article 19 paragraph (1).
Part Three Fishery Business and Salt Business Facilities
Article 21 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority shall help fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers obtain fishery business and salt business facilities by at least: a. ensuring the availability of fishery business and salt business facilities; and b. controlling the prices of fishery business and salt business facilities. (2) The fishery business facilities as referred to in paragraph (1) cover: a. fishing facilities; b. fish farming facilities; and c. processing and marketing facilities. (3) The fishing facilities as referred to in paragraph (2) letter a cover at least : a. fishing vessel which is fit to sail, fit to catch fish and fit to store fish; b. fishing equipment and supporting fishing equipment; c. fuel oil and other energy sources; and d. clean water and ice. (4) The fish farming facilities as referred to in paragraph (2) letter b cover at least: a. parent stock, fry, and seed; b. feed; c. medicine; d. geoisolator; e. clean water; f. fish health laboratory; g. fertilizers; h. harvest instrument; i. live fish carrying vessel; j. fuel oil and other energy sources; k. water pump; l. spool; and m. floating fish cage. (5) The processing and marketing facilities as referred to in paragraph (2) letter c cover at least: a. live fish accommodating equipment; b. fish handling instrument; c. fishery product processing instrument; d. cold chain instrument; e. fishery product marketing instrument; f. air-conditioned transport means; g. ice and/or salt; and h. product packaging and / or packaging equipment. (6) The salt business facilities as referred to in paragraph (1) shall cover at least : a. fuel oil and other energy sources; b. water pump; c. windmill; d. geoisolator; e. salinity meter; f. salt purifying or washing machine; g. simple transport means; h. iodine instrument; i. packing instrument; j. grader; k. termometer; and l. boume-hydro-meter. (7) Fishery business and salt business facilities shall preferably originate from domestic products.
Article 22 In addition to the central government and regional governments, business agents can provide the fishery business and salt business facilities as referred to in Article 21 needed by fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers.
Article 23 The central government and regional governments according to their authority can cooperate with business agents in providing fishery business and salt business facilities as referred to in Article 21.
Article 24 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority can provide subsidy of: a. fuel oil or other energy sources, clean water and ice for fishermen; b. fuel oil or other energy sources, parent stock, fry, seed, feed and fish medicines for small fish raisers; and c. fuel oil and other energy sources for small salt farmers. (2) The subsidy as referred to in paragraph (1) shall have right use, right target, right time, right quality and right quantity. (3) Further provisions on the procedure of providing subsidies are to be provided for in a Presidntial Regulation.
Part Four Guarantee of Business Certainty
Article 25 (1) To ensure business certainty, the central government and regional governments according to their authority shall have the obligation to: a. create condition which leads to favorable fish or salt prices for fishermen and fish raisers or salt farmers; b. control the environmental quality of waters, coastal waters and sea; c. control the environmental quality of processing; and d. ensure a written agreement regarding fishing, fish farming and salt businesses. (2) The condition as referred to in paragraph (1) letter a shall be created by: a. developing a fishery and salt commodity marketing system; b. ensuring the marketing of fish through an auction market; c. ensuring the marketing of fish and salt through warehouse receipt; d. realizing the supporting facilities of fish market; e. providing an information system for fish and salt prices at national and international levels; and f. developing a cold chain system. (3) To ensure the business certainty as referred to in Article 12 paragraph (2) letter c is done as follows: a. the central government shall endorse a national marine layout plan for fishing and fish farming; b. the regional governments shall endorse zoning plan, and detailed zoning plan for coastal areas and isles for fishing and fish farming; and/or c. the central government and regional governments according to their authority shall endorse spatial layout plan for fish farming, processing and marketing, and salt businesses. (4) The central government and regional governments shall endorse the plan as referred to in paragraph (3), according to provisions in the law and legislation. (5) The plan as referred to in paragraph (4) shall be implemented by providing livelihood space, access for small fishermen, traditional fishermen, small fish raisers and small salt farmers.
Article 26 (1) To ensure business certainty for fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, the central government shall assign a body or institution in charge of handling fishery commodity and salt commodity. (2) The body or institution as referred to in paragraph (1) shall : a. ensure the availability of fish and salt; b. support fish and salt logistics system; and c. create fish price and salt price which benefit fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers. (3) The assignment of the body or institution as referred to in paragraph (1) shall follow the law and regulation.
Article 27 (1) The central government and regional governments shall develop fishery commodity and salt commodity marketing system as referred to in Article 25 paragraph (2) letter a. (2) The fishery commodity and salt commodity marketing system shall be developed through : a. storage; b. transportation; c. distribution; and d. promotion.
Article 28 (1) Vessel owners and lessees or farming land owners or lessees that carry out fishing business or fish farming by involving small fishermen, traditional fishermen, employee fishermen or farming land cultivators shall make a work agreement or production sharing agreement in writing. (2) Salt farm owners or salt farm lessees that produce salt by involving salt farming cultivators shall make a work agreement or production sharing agreement in writing. (3) Regional governments have the obligation to give assistance to small fishermen, traditional fishermen, employee fishermen, farming land cultivators and salt farming cultivators in making a work agreement or production sharing agreement as referred to paragraph (1) and paragraph (2). (4) The agreement as referred to in paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) shall be made based upon justice principles, benfot both sides and consider local wisdom.
Article 29 (1) The work agreement for fishing and fish farming or salt production shall at least contain n rights and obligations, a period of agreement and selection of solution to dispute. (2) Fish production sharing agreement for fishing and fish farming or salt business shall at least contain a period of agreement, selection of solution to dispute and business partnership. (3) The work agreement as referred to in paragraph (1) and the production sharing agreement as referred to in paragraph (2) id realized according to the law and regulation.
Part Five Insurance of Risks of Fishing, Fish Farming and Salt Businesses
Article 30 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority shall protect fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers against the risks of fishing, fish farming and salt businesses. (2) The risks of fishing, fish farming and salt businesses as referred to in paragraph (1) cover: a. disappearance or damage of fishing, fish farming and salt business facilities; b. occupational accidents or loss of lives of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers; and c. types of other risks as per ministerial regulation. (3) The causes of risks as referred to in paragraph (2) cover: a. natural disaster; b. fish disease outbreak; c. impact of climate change; and/or d. pollution. (4) The protection of risks as referred to in paragraph (2) letter a for fishing and fish farming facilities and other types of risks as referred to in paragraph (2) letter c is given in the form of fisheries insurance. (5) The protection of risks as referred to in paragraph (2) letters a and c for salt business is given in the form of salt insurance. (6) The protection of risks as referred to in paragraph (2) letter b is given in the form of : a. fisheries insurance or salt insurance for occupational accidents; or b. life insurance for the loss of lives as per the law and regulation.
Article 31 The central government and regional governments according to their authority shall provide fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers with access to insurance to increase the capacity of fisheries and salt business through an insurance institution.
Article 32 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority can assign state-owned companies or regional government-owned companies engaged in insurance to implement fisheries insurance and salt insurance. (2) The implementation of the fisheries insurance and salt insurance .as referred to in paragraph (1) shall follow the law and regulation.
Article 33 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority facilitate every fisherman, fish raiser and salt farmer to become a participant of fisheries insurance or participant of salt insurance. (2) The facilities as referred to in paragraph (1) cover: a. easy registration to become participant; b. easy access to insurance company; c. familiarizing fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, as well as insurance companies with insurance programs; and/or d. assistance for life insurance, fisheries insurance or salt insurance premium payments for small fishermen, traditional fishermen, small fish raisers, and small salt farmers according to the state financial capability.
Article 34 Anybody that runs fisheries business or salt business shall protect the risks of fishing, fish farming and salt business to employee fishermen, fish farming cultivators, and salt farming cultivators through: a. fisheries insurance or salt insurance for occupational accidents; and b. life insurance for the loss of lives.
Article 35 Further provisions on the mechanism of protecting the risks as referred to in Article 30 and the facilities as referred to in Article 33 paragraph (2) are to be provided for in a ministerial regulation.
Part Six Abolition of Practices of High Cost Economy
Article 36 (1) The abolition of practices of high cost economy is done by : a. scrapping fees on licensing related to fishing, fish farming, processing and marketing, and salt business for small fishermen, small fish raisers or slam salt farmers, including the families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing; and b. scrapping levies on fisheries business or salt business, in the form of either tax or contribution for small fishermen, small fish raisers or slam salt farmers, including the families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing. (2) To abolish the practices of high cost economy, the central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to build an effective and efficient integrated licensing system.
Part Seven Control of Fisheries Commodity and Salt Commodity Imports
Article 37 (1) The central government shall control fisheries commodity and salt commodity imports. (2) The control of fisheries commodity and salt commodity imports as referred to in paragraph (1) is done by designating entry points, types and volume, entry time, and fulfillment of administrative requirements and quality standard. (3) In case of fisheries commodity and salt commodity imports, the relevant minister shall receive a recommendation from the minister.
Article 38 Anybody is banned from importing fisheries commodity and salt commodity which does not accord with the entry point, types, entry time, and/or compulsory quality standard set by the minister.
Part Eight Security and Safety Guarantee
Article 39 (1) The central government is responsible for providing security and safety guarantee to fishermen while fishing in the fisheries management territory of the Republic of Indonesia. (2) The central government and regional governments are responsible for providing security guarantee for fish farming and salt business.
Article 40 (1) The central government and regional governments are responsible for the safety guarantee of fishermen while fishing. (2) The responsibility as referred to in paragraph (1) is realized by: a. ensuring the safety equipment of fishermen before fishing; and b. giving search and help to fishermen that meet accident in a fast, proper, secure, integrated and coordinated way.
Part Nine Facilities and Legal Aid
Article 41 The central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to facilitate and give legal aid to small fishermen, small fish raisers or slam salt farmers, including the families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing that face problems in running their businesses according to the law and regulation.
Article 42 (1) The central government shall give legal aid and protection to fishermen facing problems related to fishing in the territory of other countries. (2) The legal aid and protection as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be given according to the law and regulation as well as the international law. CHAPTER V EMPOWERMENT
Part One General
Article 43 The empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers shall be done through the strategy as referred to in Article 12 paragraph (3).
Article 44 The central government and regional governments according to their authority shall be responsible for empowering fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers.
Article 45 The empowerment as referred to in Article 43 shall consider the involvement and role of women in the households of fishermen, the households of fish raisers and the households of salt farmers.
Part Two Education and Training
Article 46 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to provide education and training for empowering fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers including their families. (2) The education and training as referred to in paragraph (1) shall at least cover: a. training and apprenticeship in the fisheries or salt field; b. scholarships and/or tuition aid to obtain education in the fisheries or salt field; or c. development of entrepreneurship training in the fisheries or salt field. (3) The scholarships and/or tuition aid as referred to in paragraph (2) letter b shall be given to small fishermen, traditional fishermen, employee fishermen, small fish raisers, fish farming cultivators, small salt farmers and salt farming cultivators, including their families according to the law and regulation.
Article 47 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to increase the expertise and skill of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, including their families through education and training. (2) In addition to the central government and regional governments, accredited bodies and/or institutions can provide education and training as referred to in paragraph (1) according to the law and regulation.
Article 48 Business agents can play a role in empowering fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers by organizing: a. formal and non-formal education; and b. apprenticeship.
Part Three Counseling and Assistance
Article 49 (1) The central government according to its authority shall provide counseling and assistance to fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, including their families. (2) The counseling as referred to in paragraph (1) can be given by setting up counseling institutions and providing counselors. (3) The number of counselors as referred to in paragraph (2) shall be at least 3 (three) for 1 (one) maritime and fisheries potential area. (4) The counselors as referred to in paragraph (3) shall have competence in the field of fisheries business and/ or salt business. (5) The assistance as referred to in paragraph (1) can be provided by counselors. (6) Counseling and assistance shall be given according to the law and regulation.
Part Four Business Partnership
Article 50 The central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to facilitate fisheries business or salt business partnership.
Article 51 (1) The partnership as referred to in Article 50 can be done in the phases of: a. pre-production; b. production; c. post-production; d. processing; e. marketing; and f. development. (2) The partnership as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be contained in a written agreement.
Part Five Easy Access to Science, Technology and Information
Article 52 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to provide easy access to science, technology and information. (2) The easy access as referred to in paragraph (1) covers : a. dissemination of science and technology; b. cooperation in transfer of technology; and c. facilities for fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers to access science, technology and information.
Article 53 (1) The information as referred to in Article 52 paragraph (2) letter c shall at least cover : a. fish resource potential and fish migration; b. land and water potential; c. production facilities; d. availability of raw materials; e. fish prices; f. salt prices; g. market opportunities and challenges; h. climate, weather and sea wave height forecasts; i. fish disease outbreak; j. education, training, counseling and assistance; and k. subsidy and capital assistance. (2) Ministries and/or non-ministerial government institutions having the authority over the information as referred to in paragraph (1) letters e, f, g, and h have the obligation to convey the information to the fisheries and salt data and information center. (3) The fisheries and salt data and information center shall provide the information as referred to in paragraph (1). (4) The information conveyed as referred to in paragraph (2) must be accurate and fast based on updated data. (5) The fisheries and salt data and information center as referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) has the obligation to provide accurate, updated and easily and quickly accessible information for fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, including families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing as well as business agents and/or the public.
Part Six Institution of Fishermen, Fish Raisers and Salt Farmers
Article 54 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority shall provide guidance to develop the institution that has already been established. (2) If the institution as referred to in paragraph (1) has not been established, the central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to encourage and facilitate the establishment of such an institution. (3) The development and establishment of institution shall be done by considering culture, norms, values, potentials and local wisdom.
Article 55 (1) The institution as referred to in Article 54 may come in the form of : a. social institution based on local culture; b. fishermen group; c. common business group; d. fish raisers group; e. fishery product processing and marketing group; f. salt commodity processing and marketing group; or g. smallholder salt business group. (2) The institution as referred to in paragraph (1) can set up a federation, association, cooperative or corporate body owned by fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers, including families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing.
Article 56 The institution as referred to in Article 55 shall serve as a means of learning, cooperation and exchange of information to resolve problems in running fisheries businesses and salt businesses.
Article 57 The institution as referred to in Article 55 shall be assigned to : a. increase the capability of members or groups in developing fisheries businesses and salt businesses in a sustainable way; b. struggle for the interests of members or groups in developing business partnership; c. accommodate and channel the aspirations of members or groups; and d. help resolve the problems faced by members or groups in running fisheries businesses an salt businesses.
Article 58 (1) The federation, association, cooperative or corporate body owned by fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers as referred to in Article 55 paragraph (2) shall function as a means to increase economic scale, competitive edge, and investment and develop the entrepreneurship of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers. (2) The federation, association, cooperative or corporate body owned by fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be assigned at least to : a. develop business partnership; b. increase the value added of fisheries commodity and salt commodity; and c. provide financing and capital assistance according st capability.
CHAPTER VI FUNDING AND FINANCING
Part One General
Article 59 Funding for the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers shall originate from: a. the state budget; b. the regional budget; and/or c. other legal funds according to the law and regulation.
Article 60 (1) Financing is done to develop fisheries businesses or salt businesses through : a. banking institution; b. financing institution; and/or c. insurance institution. (2) The financing as referred to in paragraph (1) can be insured by the central government and regional governments.
Article 61 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority have the obligation to facilitate funding assistance and financing assistance for small fishermen, traditional fishermen, employee fishermen, small fish raisers, fish farming cultivators, small salt farmers and salt farming cultivators, including their families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing. (2) The facilities in the form of funding assistance and financing assistance as referred to in paragraph (1) are given through : a. capital loan for fisheries business or salt business facilities and infrastructures; b. subsidy for credit interest and/or insurance service yield; and/or c. use of corporate social responsibility fund as well as partnership and environment development program fund from corporate bodies.
Part Two Banking Institution
Article 62 (1) In protecting and empowering fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, the central government and regional governments according to their authority shall assign state-owned companies or regional government-owned companies engaged in the banking industry, either conventional or sharia compliant, to meet financing needs from fisheries businesses and salt businesses. (2) To meet the financing needs from fisheries businesses and salt businesses as referred to in paragraph (1), state-owned companies or regional government-owned companies engaged in the banking industry can set up working units to manage micro small and medium business credits, including those for fisheries businesses and salt businesses. (3) The fulfillment of financing needs by working units as referred to in paragraph (2) is done through a simple and easy procedure with soft requirements and principles of prudence. (4) The assignment of state-owned companies or regional government-owned companies as referred to in paragraph (1), the establishment of working units as referred to in paragraph (2), and the fulfillment of financing needs as referred to in paragraph (3), shall be done according to the law and regulation.
Article 63 Financing needs from fisheries business and salt businesses can be served by private banks according to the law and regulation.
Article 64 To channel credits and/or financing for fisheries businesses and salt businesses, banks play an active role in assisting fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers in : a. fulfilling requirements to obtain credits and/or financing; and b. accessing banking facilities easily.
Part Three Financing Institution
Article 65 In protecting and empowering fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, the central government and regional governments according to their authority can assign the financing institution of the central government or financing institutions of regional governments to serve fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers in obtaining fishery business and salt business financing, either conventional or sharia compliant, according to the law and regulation.
Article 66 Financing institutions have the obligation to carry out fishery business and salt business financing activities through a simple and fast procedure by observing the principles of prudence.
Article 67 To channel credits and/or financing to fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers, financing institutions play an active role in assisting fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers in : a. fulfilling requirements to obtain credits and/or financing; and b. obtaining credit and/or financing facilities.
Article 68 Private financing institutions can meet fisheries business financing needs from fishermen and fish raisers and salt business financing needs from salt farmers according to the law and regulation.
Part Four Insurance Institutions
Article 69 (1) The central government and regional governments according to their authority can assign state-owned companies and/or regional government-owned companies engaged in the insurance industry to insure credits and financing for fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers including families of fishermen and fish raisers engaged in processing and marketing. (2) The assignment as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be done according to the law and regulation.
CHAPTER VII SUPERVISION
Article 70 (1) To ensure that the goal of protecting and empowering fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers can be achieved, the performance of planning and implementation shall be supervised. (2) The supervision as referred to in paragraph (1) covers monitoring, reporting and evaluation. (3) The supervision as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be done by the central government and regional governments according to their authority. (4) In conducting the supervision as referred to in paragraph (3), the central government and regional governments can involve the public in monitoring and reporting by empowering the existing potentials. (5) Further provisions on the procedure of supervision is to be provided for in a government regulation.
CHAPTER VIII PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Article 71 The public can participate in the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers
Article 72 (1) The public participation as referred to in Article 71 can be done individually and/or in group. (2) The public participation as referred to in paragraph (1) can be done to : a. the process of planning; b. the protection of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers; c. the empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers; d. funding and financing; and e. supervision. (3) Further provisions on the public participation in the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers and salt farmers are to be provided for in a ministerial regulation.
CHAPTER IX CRIMINAL PROVISIONS
Article 73 Anybody that does not provide the protection of risks as referred to in Article 34 shall be sentenced to a maximum of 3 (three) years' imprisonment and/or fined a maximum pf Rp5,000,000,000.00 (five billion rupiah)
Article 74 Anybody that imports fisheries commodity and salt commodity which do not accord entry point, type, entry time and compulsory quality standard set by the minister as referred to in Article 38 shall be sentenced to a maximum of 4 (four) years' imprisonment and/or fined a maximum pf Rp6,000,000,000.00 (six billion rupiah)
Article 75 The assignment by the central government as referred to in Article 26 shall have been implemented no later than 2 (two) years after this Law has been promulgated.
Article 76 When this Law begins to take effect, all regulations and laws concerning the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish raisers, and salt farmers shall remain valid, provided they do not contradict this Law.
Article 77 Regulations needed to implement this Law shall be stipulated no later than 2 (two) years after this Law has been promulgated.
Article 78 This Law shall come into force as from the date of promulgation. For public cognizance, this Law shall be promulgated by placing it in the Statute Book of the Republic of Indonesia. Endorsed in Jakarta On April 14, 2016 THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, sgd. JOKO WIDODO Promulgated in Jakarta On April 14, 2016 THE LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, sgd. YASONNA H. LAOLY STATUTE BOOK OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA OF 2016 NO. 68
