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The elucidation of Law No. 32 of 2004 on Regional Administration provides further explanations of certain sections from the statute itself.

This report acknowledges the decision of the Indonesian Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi) to invalidate art 256 of Law No. 11 of 2006 on the Administration of Aceh. The article sought to allow indepedent candidates to run for government office, but only in the first election after the enactment of the Law.

This statute, as stated in art 272, repeals and replaces Law No. 18 of 2001 on the Special Autonomy of Aceh. The statute regulates the governance of Aceh at all levels (provincial, regency/municipality, sub-district, residential and village). It defines the powers of the People's Representative Council of Aceh, as well as those of the People's Representative Councils for the respective regencies/municipalties (kabupaten/kota), and provides limits on the powers of the personnel therein. The statute also defines the authority and responsibilities of the Governor and regents/mayors, as well as other apparatus such as the Aceh Provincial Secretariat. The statute guarantees the rights of the Acehnese people to own land, to education, health, security, to protect their own culture, as well as to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to collectivise, freedom of movement, freedom to take industrial action, and freedom to truth and reconciliation, among others. The statute states that breaches of these human rights can be investigated and tried before a Human Rights Court in Aceh.

Importantly, art 129 states that Acehnese criminal law (hukum jinayah) applies to:

1. non-Muslims who commit a criminal offence (perbuatan jinayah) and submit themselves voluntarily; and
2. non-Muslims who commit an offence not covered in the Indonesian Criminal Code (Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana) or that is outside the Indonesian Criminal Code, but regulated in qanun.

This is the elucidation (Penjelasan) to Law No. 11 of 2006 on the Administration of Aceh. It provides a brief history to the establishment of Aceh's provincial autonomy, and then provides greater detail and clarity on certain articles contained in Law No. 11 of 2006.

This regulation establishes the Aceh Islamic Shari'a Office (Dinas Syariat Islam) as the government-authorised implementor of Islamic shari'a. The implementation of shari'a involves planning and drafting qanun, documenting and disseminating the results thereof, as well as managing the human resources and facilities required to implement shari'a in society in terms of religious guidance, counsel, worship and adherence.

The regulation also establishes the personnel structure of the Shari'a Office, including the office's head (Kepala Dinas) and staff. The office head is accountable to the governor via the regional secretary.

This qanun regulates the institution of the Wali Nanggroe, the leading institution on traditional conventions or customs (adat), which independently and authoritatively oversees the coordination of institutions involved in traditional conventions and customs, mores, language and provision of degrees or qualifications thereof, as well as other traditional ceremonies. The overall purpose of the Wali Nanggroe institution is to unify the Acehnese people and contribute to their prosperity, to raise the profile of Islam, to maintain the respect and authority of Acehnese politics, customs, traditions, history and civilisation, and to create a dignified and prosperous Acehnese government.

This qanun provides slight amendments to Aceh Qanun No. 8 of 2012 on the Wali Nanggroe Institution. For all intents and purposes, the resulting amendments, which only change the wording of some articles slightly, do not make any fundamental functional changes to the original qanun.

This qanun regulates employment in Aceh. The scope of employment under the qanun includes, among a variety of sub-topics: working hours and special holidays, occupational health and safety, remuneration, provision of social security, industrial action and disputes, and corporate social responsibility.

Article 2 declares states that employment in Aceh is based upon, among other tenets, Islam. Accordingly, for instance, art 44 requires Muslim women at the workplace to dress appropriately, in accordance with Islamic requirements, and requires non-Muslim women to dress respectfully, in accordance with local custom. Meanwhile, art 40(9), as an other example, requires employers to provide their employees with facilities to pray.

This statute is the second amendment to Law No. 32 of 2004 on Regional Administration, and reflects changes to the statute following a Constitutional Court decision on individual candidates. It also legislates with regard to appointing a replacement deputy regional head following a death, resignation or inability on the encumbent's part to execute their responsibilities.

This note acknowledges Constitutional Court decision number 17/PUU-VI/2008, which found art 58(q) of Law No. 12 of 2008 to be invalid.

By promulgating Law Replacement Government Regulation No. 3 of 2005, this statute acknowledges that Law No. 32 of 2004 failed to contemplate the possibility of an election of a regional head and deputy regional head being postponed due to a force majeure.

This regulation contemplates a force majeure causing the election of a village head and deputy village head to be postponed, something not contemplated in Law No. 32 of 2004. Also, noting that such elections need to be based on principles of efficiency and effectiveness, insofar as they utilise funding, equipment, personnel and their surrounds, it allows voting stations to cater for 600 voters, rather than the original 300.

The elucidation to Law Replacement Government Regulation No. 3 of 2005 simply provides a longer explanation for the changes to the statute, those being the need to contemplate an election being postponed due to a force majeure, as well as the need to expedite the election process.

This section of al-Jarīda al-Rasmiyya officially promulgates the first two books of the Moroccan Personal Status Code, the Mudawwana. The first book presents the stipulations concerning marriage, including issues such as the contract, dowry, and inhibitors (like number of wives). The second book deals with the dissolution of marriage, thus addressing conditions of repudiation, women’s repudiation, and the ʿidda (the woman’s waiting period until she may remarry).

The four applicants wished to nominate themselves for the then-upcoming elections of regent and deputy-regent of Pidie, Bireun, Aceh Timur, and Simeulue respectively in 2011. Article 256 of Law No. 11 of 2006 on the Governance of Aceh, however, required that individual/independent candidates in regional head elections be nominated by a political party or coalition. In other words, art 256 precluded the nomination of independent candidacy. Therefore, pursuant to art 50 of Law No. 24 of 2003 on the Constitutional Court, the applicants sought to challenge the constitutional validity of art 256 of Law No. 11 of 2006 on the grounds that it contravened arts 18(4), 27(1), 28D(1) and (3), and 28I(2) of the Indonesian Constitution. The applicants also claimed that art 256 contravened art 43 of Law No. 39 of 1999 on Human Rights, which reiterated and elaborated upon art 28D(3) of the Constitution, in regards to every Indonesian citizen being entitled to be elected to a position of political office.

The court acceded to the application, finding art 256 of Law No. 11 of 2006 in contravention of the aforementioned constitutional guarantees and, therefore, rendered it null and void.

While this regulation was replaced by Municipal Regulation No. 7 of 2014, its purpose was to create societal awareness and understanding in terms of the importance of the values of Islamic teachings and social norms, as well as the consequences of conducting oneself contrary to these teachings, to ensure the people develop a wise temperament sourced from the Qur'an and Sunnah, to ensure that non-Muslims respect and value Islamic norms adhered to by the majority of the population, to increase the faith and religious obedience of Muslims to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, and to create a peaceful and serene atmosphere.

The regulation obliges all Muslims who have reached puberty (usia aqil baligh) to wear clothing that covers their aurat in accordance with Islamic teachings. Non-Muslims are similarly required to respect and value this regulation and to dress appropriately, in accordance with Tasikmalaya customs and traditions. The regulation also appeals to Islam by prohibiting Muslims from:

1. becoming involved in corrupt practices and abusing one's position of power;
2. committing adultery or prostitution (heterosexual and homosexual);
3. gambling;
4. ingesting intoxicants (alcoholic and narcotic);
5. carrying out abortions;
6. viewing pornography;
7. charging interest (riba) and making speculative sales (ijon);
8. practising idolatry;
9. facilitating child exploitation;
10. participating in organised crime; and
11. disseminating deviant sects/understandings.

This regional regulation replaces Tasikmalaya Municipal Regulation No. 12 of 2009. It obliges every person to implement the teachings of their own religion as a set of guidelines by which to live their lives, thereby avoiding the ignoble. Among its many provisions, it requires all persons to worship God, requires employers to make available prayer facilities for their employees, prohibits dubious economic and financial practices, mandates that the regional government and society increase the levels of religious education (both formal and informal) for younger people, and requires all persons to dress in accordance with their respective religious teachings, and local societal norms. In line with its predecessor, the regulation also prohibits the following:

1. becoming involved in corrupt practices and abusing one's position of power;
2. committing adultery or prostitution (heterosexual and homosexual);
3. gambling;
4. ingesting intoxicants (alcoholic and narcotic);
5. carrying out abortions;
6. viewing pornography;
7. charging interest (riba) and making speculative sales (ijon);
8. practising idolatry;
9. facilitating child exploitation;
10. participating in organised crime; and
11. disseminating deviant sects/understandings.

This mayoral regulation was drafted to regulate the special team assembled to enforce the obligations contained in Tasikmalaya Municipal Regulation No. 7 of 2014. The team is non-structural and reports directly to the Mayor of Tasikmalaya.

This government regulation was devised to assist with the implementation of art 223 of the now superceded Law No. 32 of 2004 on Regional Administration as amended by Law No. 8 of 2005. Article 223 states that guidelines relating to fostering and supervision, which covers standards, norms, procedures, awards, and sanctions are regulated in the government regulation.

This statute replaced Law No. 32 of 2004 on Regional Administration. The main differences appear to be detail, with, for example, the statute providing greater detail than its predecessor in terms of the procedures and requirements involved in the establishment of a new region. Interestingly, art 10(1) of the statute refers to the same six heads of power under art 10(3) in Law No. 32 of 2004 as absolute matters of governance (urusan pemerintahan absolut), while the elucidation is clear that, for the sake of expediency, the Minister for the Interior (Menteri Dalam Negeri) invalidates regional regulations (peraturan daerah) deemed incompatible with hierarchically-superior legislative instruments.