The importance of strengthening land law enforcement in regulation of land registration

Abstract

Currently, strengthening land law enforcement in regulation of land registrations is very crucial (Chen et al., 2021; Ginting, 2020). This article illustrates the results of a review of qualitative data analysis (QDA) by analyzing primary and secondary data from observations, documentation, and interviews with key informants which include actors such as government, private sector, academia, and society through NVivo 12 Plus tools which includes a discussion regarding the complexity of the regulation in the land registration and the urgency of strengthening land law enforcement in regulation of land registration. According to the findings of this study, the existence of land in forest regions (35.71 percent), land on riverbanks (35.71 percent), and absentee land (28.58 percent) adds to the complexity of implementing land registration in Riau Province. Then, the complexity of strengthening land law enforcement in Riau Province is dominated by the wide dimensions of the regulatory area (40.00 percent), followed by the weak dimension of law enforcement (33.33 percent), and the high frequency of violations (26.67 percent). Our findings illustrate the importance of strengthening land law enforcement in overcoming the complexity of the land registration sector which seeks to encourage the growing awareness of law enforcers regarding the need for systematic improvements in aspects of land law and law enforcement officials.