Law on State Capital

UU Ibu Kota Negara (UU IKN)
People's Representative Council
  • Undang-Undang Nomor 3 Tahun 2022 tentang Ibu Kota Negara
    (Law No. 3/2022 about State Capital)
CitationLaw No. 3/2022
Territorial extentIndonesia, focusing on Penajam North Paser Regency and Kutai Kartanegara Regency
Passed byPeople's Representative Council
Passed18 January 2022
Commenced15 February 2022
Legislative history
Bill titleRUU Ibu Kota Negara (Bill on State Capital)
Introduced byJoko Widodo
Introduced29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
Amends
4 acts.
Amended by
2023 Law on State Capital
Status: In force (amended)

Law on State Capital (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Ibu Kota Negara/UU IKN) is an omnibus law to relocate capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to Nusantara at East Kalimantan as new capital of Indonesia.[1] The omnibus bill of the law was passed into law on 18 January 2022,[2][3] and finally commenced on 15 February 2022.[4]

Unusual in the law-making history of Indonesia, the law become the fastest law made in Indonesia after being law only 111 days after the bill was introduced, with only 42 days processed at People's Representative Council and only 16 hours marathon discussion between the People's Representative Council and the Indonesian government before being passed.[5][6]

  1. ^ Undang-Undang Nomor 3 Tahun 2022 tentang Ibu Kota Negara [Law No. 3/2022 about State Capital] (PDF) (Law 3) (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. 2022.
  2. ^ Sembiring, Lidya Julita (13 January 2022). "Catat! RUU IKN akan Disahkan di Paripurna DPR 18 Januari 2022". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ Rachman, Arrijal (18 January 2022). "Breaking News: DPR Sahkan RUU Ibu Kota Negara Jadi Undang-undang". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ Karunia, Ade Miranti (17 February 2022). "Jokowi Teken UU IKN, Pembangunan Ibu Kota Negara Dimulai". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ CNN Indonesia (18 January 2022). "DPR Rapat 16 Jam Hingga Subuh Demi RUU IKN Dibawa ke Paripurna". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Sembiring, Lidya Julita (18 January 2022). "Simak! Ini Poin Penting UU Ibu Kota Negara". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2022.