Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia no. 41 of 1999 concerning Air Pollution Control.

Subject

Air & atmosphere

Keyword

Access-to-information Air quality/air pollution Business/industry/corporations Liability/compensation Early warning system Emissions EIA Environmental standards Financing Monitoring Noise pollution Offences/penalties Pollution control Protection of environment Public health Standards

Geographical area

Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia

Abstract

This Governmental Regulation, implementing provisions of the Law no. 23 of 1997 concerning Environmental Management, concerns air pollution control and air protection, in order to maintain, protect and guarantee its quality, protect the health of humans and other living beings. This Regulation concerns air quality, pollution, emissions, protection of ambient air quality; maximum limit of pollutants released in the air; motor vehicles; air pollutant standard index. According to the Regulation, air pollution control includes control of businesses and activities of any sources. The Regulation covers the following matters: air quality protection, including standards of nuisance level, noise thresholds and disturbance level standards; limits fixed by the Government; status of ambient air quality, based on meteorological and geographical conditions; agency responsible for controlling environmental impacts; emission quality standards and exhaust emission thresholds; air pollution control and environmental compliance requirements; declaration of a state of emergency for air pollution; supervision and monitoring; financing; compensation measures; penalties and offences.

Full text

Indonesian

Website

peraturan.bpk.go.id

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Management Act 1997 (No. 23 of 1997).

Legislation | Indonesia | 1997

Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental planning, Dispute settlement, EIA, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Government Regulation no. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection, Organisation and Management.

Legislation | Indonesia | 2021

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Air quality/air pollution, Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Emissions, EIA, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Institution, Noise pollution, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Standards, Policy/planning, Basin/catchment/watershed, Climate change, Cooperative/producer organization, Data collection/reporting, Early warning system, Ecosystem preservation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Emissions trading, Enforcement/compliance, Financing, Framework law, Freshwater pollution, Indigenous peoples, Industrial water use, Inspection, Marine pollution, Monitoring, Research, Residues, Resource/damage valuation, Right to clean/healthy environment, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Solid waste, Special fund, Sustainable development, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Traditional rights/customary rights, Transboundary movement of waste, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Water quality standards, Waterworks, Human rights, Inland waters, Aquatic plants, Coral, Deep sea bed, Organic waste, Environmental fees/charges, Groundwater, Hydropower generation, Rainwater, Surface water, Transboundary effects, Waste domestic sources, Water charges, Water conservation zone, Freshwater resources management, Water rights, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX