Inconsistencies in The Application of Criminal Sanctions for Illegal Use of Plantation Land Based on the Plantation Law

Abstract

Background: The use of oil palm plantation land provides great potential for national economic income but it cannot be separated from legal problems such as illegal use of plantation land. This is due to overlapping regulations. This study aims to examine the policy of illegal use of plantation land and the application of criminal sanctions for perpetrators of illegal use of plantation land.
 
 Method: This study uses a normative legal approach. Data used by inventing material laws on plantation land use policies and plantation land use sanctions.
 
 Results: The results of this study show that there are overlapping regulations on the illegal use of plantation land.
 
 Conclusion: The importance of consistency in the application of criminal sanctions in general without exceptions to perpetrators of illegal use of plantation land. By harmonizing criminal sanctions in Article 107 of the Plantation Law, it can avoid inconsistencies and unbalanced policies.