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This government regulation defines, and distinguishes the differences between, the scope of the authority of the Indonesian government, as well as that of an autonomous region.

This qanun regulates the qanun-making process, including permissible content of qanun, the tabling of qanun prior to promulgation, who enjoys authority to draft qanun, and societal involvement in the process.

This qanun regulates the formation, status, functions, authority, oragnisational structure, and role of the Aceh Ulama Consultative Council (Majelis Permusyawaratan Ulama). While it does not explicitly say, it is a revision of the preceding Aceh Provincial Regulation No. 3 of 2000.

This fatwa acknowledges the benefits of a shari'a-based pension program, defines key terms, and navigates through the different types of agreements required to implement such a program, including bequests (hibah), agency agreements (wakalah), and cooperative agreements (Mudharabah).

This qanun regulates the education system of Aceh, guaranteeing every Acehnese person's right to a high-quality and Islamic education. The qanun also places an onus on both teachers and parents to contribute to their children's education and understanding of Islam. It also seeks to prioritise Aceh's education sector, ensuring a certain amount of local government funding is allocated to Acehnese schools.

This statute grants special autonomy to the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Aceh) from the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. It provides new financial regulations relating to the taxation of the Acehnese people, as well as in regards to the proceeds of Aceh's natural resources. It grants legislative power to the People's Representative Council of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, in which it vests legislative, budgetary, and policy surveillance powers. It provides scope for the election of a governor and executive, as well as the establishment of a regional police force and shari'a court system. Interestingly, rather than describing the Acehnese people as rebellious, the statute refers to their great resilience and fighting spirit, as well as having become an inspiration for those striving to achieve and preserve Indonesian independence.

This qanun regulates the various baitul mal (treasury or exchequer) of Aceh, their responsibilities, authority, and the personnel associated therein. The various baitul mal store and manage the alms and donations (zakat and wakaf) made by the Acehnese people in execution of their charitable obligations as Muslims. The qanun also authorises Indonesian state police officials and civil servant investigators to investigate contraventions of provisions relating to the management of alms, and prescribes a variety of punitive measures, including caning, monetary fines, and imprisonment.

This qanun divides Aceh into regencies (kabupaten) and municipalities (kota), which have vested power to regulate and coordinate their own domestic affairs. These regencies or municipalities are divided into sub-districts (kecamatan), which are administrative zones directly beneath, and responsible to, the relevant regent (bupati) or mayor (walikota). Sub-districts are then divided into residential (mukim) zones, headed by a residential head (imuem Mukim), which are divided into villages (gampong) and headed by a Keuchik.

The qanun also regulates the budgets and spending of these different areas, the powers of the regents and mayors, as well as the legislative powers of the regencies/municipalities.

This statute replaced Law No. 22 of 1999 on Regional Administration, arguably, as a way of regaining some of the power the central government had relinquished to regional governments, via Law No. 22 of 1999. The primary way it does this is by granting the provinces (propinsi) superiority over the regencies (kabupaten), municipalities (kota) and villages (desa), defining provincial governors as representatives of the central government (wakil Pemerintah).

The statute stipulates the process by which the different levels of regional government may legislate and execute laws peculiar to their own region, as well as the mechanism and process by which such laws can be invalidated by higher-level government in the event such laws contravene a hierarchically-superior law. The Law also allows higher-level government to devolve legislative power to lower-level governments if it deems necessary and appropriate.

While now replaced by Law No. 23 of 2014 on Regional Administration, the statute is of particular significance given the content of art 10(3), the efficacy of which is crucial to any analysis of the validity of Islamising regional regulations in Indonesia. Article 10(3) maintains the central government’s exclusive jurisdiction over foreign affairs, defence, security, judicial matters, national monetary and fiscal matters and religion (emphasis added).

One school of thought argues that art 10(3) renders any Islamising regulation drafted by a provincial or sub-provincial government ultra vires or invalid. Conversely, Islamising regional regulations may Islamise public life but can circumvent the purview of art 10(3) by being couched in terms specific to social order and morality.

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.