A JURIDICAL REVIEW OF INDRAMAYU REGENT REGULATION NUMBER 29 OF 2020 CONCERNING GUIDELINES FOR LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS (PSBB) IN MANAGING COVID-19

Abstract

Background In response to the transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) within its jurisdiction from 2020 to 2021, the Indramayu Regency Government promulgated a legal instrument, Regent Regulation No. 29 of 2020, to provide guidelines for Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) during the pandemic. However, following the resumption of normal societal activities in 2022 and the subsequent transition to an endemic phase, the regulation's continued legal standing has become a subject of ambiguity and debate.

Objective This research aims to address two primary questions: 1) What is the legal validity of Indramayu Regent Regulation No. 29 of 2020 concerning PSBB Guidelines in the post-endemic era? 2) What measures, if any, have been taken by the Indramayu Regency Government to formally resolve the status of this regulation?

Methods This study employs a normative juridical research methodology. The analysis is based on the examination of secondary data, including statutory regulations, legal literature, academic articles, and relevant journals.

Conclusion The findings of this study conclude that Indramayu Regent Regulation No. 29 of 2020 is now considered null and void by operation of law (de jure). This is because the conditions it was designed to regulate no longer exist, rendering the regulation obsolete and inapplicable to the current situation. The research also reveals that the Indramayu Regency Government has not yet undertaken any formal administrative action to officially revoke or address this defunct policy.