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and area and the name of the owner. And during the Japanese
occupation the Japanese changed the name cadaster service into
Land Registration Office.
Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945 and on
September 24, 1960, the Basic Agrarian Law (Act No. 5/60) was
passed by the Government. Under this law the dualis'ic system
of registration was abolished (western & adat) and only one
basic law called "Undang-Undang Pokok Agraria" abbreviated as
BAL was promulgated to govern land registration in Indonesia.
Art. 19 of this law provides as follows:
"(1) In order to guarantee legal security the Government
shall conduct land registration throughout the territory
of the Republic of Indonesia according to provisions laid
down by Government Regulation.
"(2) The registration mentioned in paragraph (1) of this
article covers:
a. The measuring, mapping and recording of land 7
b. The registration of the rights on land and
transfer of these rights;
c. The issue of certificates of rights on land,
which will be valid as a strong evidence.
"(3) The registration of land shall be conducted, with
due consideration to the condition of the State and the
society, of the traffic and socio-economic needs as well
as the possibility of its implementation according to the
consideration of the Minister of Agrarian Affairs.
"(4) The expenses related to the registration meant in
paragraph (I) mentioned above shall be regulated by
Government Regulations, with the provision that those who
are without meant shall be exempted from those expenses."
By way of implementation of the BAL, Government Regulation
No. 10/1961 was introduced and took effect on March 23, 1961.
However, it started to be enforced or implemented only on
Septemb&er 24, 1961 in the islands of Java, Madura and Bali and
gradually to the other regions of Indonesia from March 24,
1962. This law provided for the procedures to be followed in
all the activities involved in land registration, namely:
(a) Surveying, Mapping and Recording of land;
(b) Registration of rights on land and transfers of these
rights; and
(c) Issuance of certificate of rights on land.