Liability in BUMDes Bankruptcy
Hang
Tuah University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Email: [email protected]
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Date
received : 18 December 2020 Revision
date : 10 January 2021 Date received : 24 February 2021 |
This
research uses judicial normative research methodology since the research is
aimed to evaluate the regulations found in the formal rules and regulations
related to the BUM Desa or village-owned company and the company bankruptcy,
namely Regulations Number 6 year 2014 regarding the Village and Regulations
Number 37 year 2004 regarding Bankruptcy and the Deferal of Obligation
Payment Code and connect with responsibility of village head. The research conclusions show that: firstly,
BUM Desa is initially a business entity without having the status as a legal
entity, but during its development, it might have the status of a legal
entity. Secondly, Supervisors can be
responsible for bankruptcy of BUMDes if it is proven that their fault has
caused BUMDes to go Bankruptcy |
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Keywords: BUM Desa, Bankruptcy Responsibility Supervisors |
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Coresponden Author: Email: [email protected] Article with open access under license |
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INTRODUCTION
Law Number 6 of 2014 (Nomor, 6AD) concerning
Villages was made in order to consider the existence of villages that have
rights of origin and traditional rights in regulating and managing the
interests of their village communities as part of realizing the ideals of
independence and creating a strong foundation in implementing governance and
development towards a fair, safe and prosperous society (Hukumonline.com,
n.d.).
Law Number 6 of 2014 (Yustisia, 2015) concerning
Villages also regulates village authority as a form of village independence,
namely in the context of village autonomy. One of them is by forming a business
entity called a Village-Owned Enterprise (Nomor, 6AD).
The provisions regarding Village-Owned Enterprises
are regulated in Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages in Chapter X Article
87. Village-Owned Enterprises are business entities whose entire or most of the
capital is owned by the Village through direct participation from Village
assets that is separated in order to be able to manage assets, services, and
other businesses for the maximum welfare of the Village community (Ramadana,
2013).
The unclear regulations related to the juridical
construction of village-owned enterprises can certainly causing problems in the
case of the Village-Owned Enterprises is unable to pay loan or other debts if
they experience business losses. Whereas the juridical construction of a
business entity as a legal subject will determine the extent of the agency's or
management's or supervisor's responsibility to pay debt obligations in the case
of bankruptcy and related to bankruptcy filings as regulated in Law Number 37
of 2004 concerning Bankruptcy and Postponement of Debt Payment Obligations
(Nomor, 6AD) .
Based on the background above, this study tries to
find out and analyze the juridical construction of Village-Owned Enterprises as
legal subjects in Indonesia as well as bankruptcy filings from Village-Owned
Enterprises according to Law Number 37 of 2004 concerning Bankruptcy and
Postponement of Debt Payment Obligations in the case of a risk of bankruptcy
(Amalia, 2015).
Based on the description above, the problem
formulations to be raised are as follows:
1. Is BUMDes an entity that can be
bankrupt?
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What are the
Responsibilities of Supervisors for Bankruptcy of village-owned enterprises?
METHOD
This study used a normative juridical research method because this
research tried to examine the legal norms that is contained in the applicable
laws and regulations related to Village-Owned Enterprises and related to
bankruptcy of business entities, namely Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages
and Law Number 37 Year 2004 concerning Bankruptcy and Postponement of Debt
Payment Obligations to be linked with the responsibilities of the village head.
RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION
A. Characteristics of Legal Entities from
Village-Owned Enterprises
1. Data 122
Village-owned
enterprises (BUM Desa) are business entities that have been regulated in Law
Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages. Article 87 of the Law on Villages states
that Villages can establish BUM Desa. The existence of the BUM Desa aims to increase
the financial capacity of the village government in government administration
and increase community income through various business activities that are in
accordance with the needs and potential of the village.
BUM Desa as a business entity established by a
village based on the authority granted by Law Number 6 of 2014 (UNDANG-UNDANG
REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 7 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG PERDAGANGAN, 2014) concerning
Villages, it is necessary to carry out further analysis regarding its position
as one of the legal subjects in Indonesia so that its rights and obligations in
law can be identified especially in the explanation of article 87 of the Law on
Villages, it is explained that BUM Desa specifically cannot be equated with
legal entities such as limited liability companies, CV, or cooperatives (Shidarta & Revisi, 2006).
The comparison of the character of the BUM Desa
with the requirements that must be met by a legal entity can be seen in the
following table:
Table 1
Fulfillment of requirements for BUM Desa as a Legal Entity.
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Legal Entity Requirements |
Characteristics of BUM Desa |
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Material
Requirements |
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a. Separate assets; |
BUM Desa has assets separated from the assets of
its members. This turns out in: ·
Article 1 number 6 Law on Villages “Village-Owned
Enterprises, hereinafter referred to as BUM Desa, are business entities whose
entire or most of the capital is owned by the Village through direct
participation originating from separated Village assets to manage assets,
services, and other businesses for the greatest possible village community
welfare". ·
Article 135 of Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014 1) The initial capital for the BUM Desa comes
from Village APB (2) Assets of BUM Desa are village assets that
are separated and not divided into shares. (3) Village-owned enterprises capital consists of: a.
Village equity capital; and b.
Village community equity capital (4) Village equity capital as referred to in
paragraph (3) letter a originate from the Village APB and other sources. (5)
Village equity capital originating from Village APB as referred to in paragraph
(4) may originate from: a. fresh funds; b. Government assistance; c. local government assistance; and d. Village assets submitted to Village APB |
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b. There is a specific purpose;
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In its establishment, the BUM Desa has the
objectives stated in the regional regulations and village regulations that
gave birth to the BUM Desa, these objectives are different for each BUM Desa
depending on the village deliberations at the time of the formation of the
BUM Desa. For example in the Sidoarjo Regency Regional Regulation
Number 4 of 2009, Article 3 states: "The
purpose of establishing BUMDes is to: 1. Increase the role of village communities in
managing other legitimate sources of income; 2. To develop economic activities of village
communities, in village business units; 3. Developing informal sector businesses to
absorb the workforce of the community in the village; 4. Increasing the entrepreneurial creativity of
low-income village community members. " |
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c. Has its own rights and
obligations; |
A legal entity has its own obligations, this is
because a legal entity is a legal subject that is the bearer of rights and
obligations. For example the right to have land rights. However, BUM Desa in
statutory regulations is not regulated regarding the rights and obligations
it has. |
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d. Can prosecute and sue; |
Regarding the authority of BUM Desa to prosecute
and sue it is not explicitly explained in the laws and regulations but in
article 138 paragraph (1) it states: "Operational
executives in the arrangement and management of village businesses represent
the BUM Desa inside and outside the court" From this clause, it can be concluded that
basically BUM Desa can proceed in court by being represented by the
operational executor or organ management. |
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e. Have a regular organization |
BUM Desa has a regular organization, this can be
seen in each of the articles of association and by-laws, as well as regulated
in the laws and regulations related to BUM Desa, namely: ·
Article 132 of Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014. (related to
organs) (4) The BUM Desa management
organization as referred to in paragraph (1) shall at least consist of: a. advisor; and b. operational executor. (5) The
advisor as referred to in paragraph (4) letter a is held ex-officio by the
Village head. (6) The
operational executor as referred to in paragraph (4) letter b shall be an
individual who is appointed and dismissed by the Village head. ·
Article 133 of Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014. (related to
the authority of advisory organizations) (1) advisor as referred to in Article 132
paragraph (4) letter a has the task of supervising and providing advice to
operational executives in carrying out arrangement and management activities
of Village businesses. (2) In carrying out the duties referred to in
paragraph (1), the advisor shall have the authority to request an explanation
from the operational executor regarding the management and management of
Village businesses. ·
Article 134 of Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014. (regarding
the authority to implement operations). "The
operational executor as referred to in Article 132 paragraph (4) letter b has
the task of arranging and managing Village-Owned Enterprises in accordance
with the articles of association and by-laws." |
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Formal Requirements |
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Application for legal entity status |
The application for the status of a BUM Desa
legal entity has not been regulated in the existing laws and regulations. The
Village Law only states that BUM Desa can become a legal entity which will
then still be regulated in further regulations. Therefore, it means that BUM
Desa has not fulfilled the formal requirements of a legal entity because it
has not submitted an application for legal entity status to the relevant
agency, considering that there are no further regulations governing it. |
Source:
Data Processed From Primary And Secondary Legal Materials.
The table above shows that a BUM Desa is a business entity that is not
a legal entity because it has not met some of the requirements of a legal
entity, where these requirements are cumulative. BUM Desa does not fulfill
formal requirements, which is one of the important requirements as a legal
entity in Indonesia, this is because legal actions that are carried out by
administrators of a legal entity that have not been registered are considered
personal actions of the management. The formal requirements related to
registration should have been regulated in the laws and regulations, but until
now there has been no such regulation (Ridwan, 2006).
However, as a business entity that is not a BUM Desa legal entity is
very capable of increasing the status of its business entity to become a legal
entity. This is as evident in the Elucidation of Article 87 paragraph (1) of
Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning villages which states:
"BUM Desa in
its activities is not only oriented towards financial benefits, but also
oriented to support the improvement of the welfare of the Village community.
BUM Desa is expected to develop business units in empowering economic
potential. In the case that business activities can run and develop well, it is
very possible that the BUM Desa will follow the legal entity that has been
stipulated in the provisions of the legislation."
The clause above, if interpreted further, means that BUM Desa was
originally an unincorporated business entity which in its development if possible,
that is, if the BUM Desa is developing properly it can be converted into a
legal entity based on existing statutory regulations.
Based on the analysis that has been stated above, a conclusion can be
drawn that BUM Desa is a business entity that is not a legal entity, but in its
development BUM Desa can be converted into a legal entity based on the existing
laws and regulations, thus if it is made in the form of a chart below, the
location of village-owned enterprises is in two places, namely BUM Desa which
is not a legal entity and BUM Desa which is a legal entity.
To be able to find out that BUM Desa is explicitly stated that BUM Desa
is a legal entity or not, it is necessary to look at the Village Law. In the
explanation of the Village Law, it can be seen explicitly that BUM Desa is a
business entity without a legal entity because in the explanation of Article 87
paragraph (1) of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning villages when interpreted as a contrario it is found that BUM Desa
can be increased to become Business entities that are legal entities based on
regulations that will be regulated later mean that before the village-owned
enterprises were upgraded to become legal entities, village-owned enterprises
were non-legal entities. This is of course different from the legal entities of
Limited Liability Companies, Cooperatives or Foundations which in Law Number 40
of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies, Law Number 25 of 1992
concerning Cooperatives, and Law Number 16 of 2001 concerning Foundations are
explicitly stated that Limited Liability Companies, Cooperatives, and
foundations are legal entities (Kementerian Desa, Tertinggal, &
Transmigrasi, 2014).
To be able to find out the characteristics of a BUM Desa as a business
entity that is either a legal entity or not, it can be seen from the laws and
regulations that form the Village-Owned Enterprise.
The laws and regulations regarding villages include:
1. Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages;
2. Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014 concerning Implementing
Regulations of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages;
3. Regulation of the Minister of Villages, Development of Underdeveloped
Areas, and Transmigration Number 4 of 2015 concerning the Establishment,
Arrangement and Management and dissolution of Village-Owned Enterprises
4. Regional Regulations and Village Regulations, regional regulations and
village regulations here are different for each region considering that the
existence of the BUM Desa is regulated by the regional regulations of each BUM
Desa is located which then the BUM Desa is formed based on the existence of
Village regulations but the regulations made still refer to the regulations
above which are general in nature.
Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages itself only provides a brief
explanation regarding the characteristics of Village-Owned Enterprises, this is
considering that the Law only regulates in general terms which then technically
and in detail will be regulated in the regulations below which are
hierarchically under the Law. As for the characteristics of the BUM Desa
contained in Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, it can be seen in the
Elucidation of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning
villages which states:
"BUM Desa was
formed by the Village Government to utilize all economic potential, economic
institutions, as well as the potential of natural resources and human resources
in order to improve the welfare of the Village community.
BUM Desa
specifically cannot be equated with a legal entity such as a limited liability
company, CV, or cooperative. Therefore, BUM Desa is a village-characterized
business entity which in the implementation of its activities is in addition to
assisting the implementation of Village Government, as well as meeting the
needs of the Village community. BUM Desa can also carry out service functions,
trade, and other economic development.
In increasing the
source of village income, BUM Desa can collect savings at the local scale of
the Village community, among others through managing revolving funds and
savings and loans.
From the contents of the elucidation of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Law
Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, it can be interpreted that BUM Desa is a
Business Entity with village characteristics that is different from other
existing business entities such as CV and PT (Limited Liability Company). The
characteristics of this village are what distinguishes BUM Desa from other
business entities (Suherman, 1979).
The different characteristics of the village are then regulated in more
detail in Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014 concerning Implementing
Regulations for Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages (Pemerintahan Desa, 2014), Regulation of the Minister of Villages, Development of Underdeveloped
Areas, and Transmigration Number 4 of 2015 concerning Establishment (Ambarwati, 2018), Arrangement and Management and dissolution of Village-Owned
Enterprises and Village Regulations where BUM Desa has legal status (Ramadana, 2013).
Responsibilities
of Supervisors for Village-Owned Enterprises Bankruptcy
As explained in the Government Regulation of the
Republic of Indonesia Number 43 of 2014 concerning Implementation Regulations
of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages. Article 138 of Law Number 6 Year
2014 states:
(1) Operational executors in the arrangement and management of Village
businesses shall represent the BUM Desa inside and outside the court.
(2) Operational executor is obliged to report accountability for
arrangement
and management of BUM Desa to the Village head on a regular basis.
Article 139 explains that losses experienced by BUM Desa are the
responsibility of the operational executor of the BUM Desa. Meanwhile, Article
140 states that:
(1) BUM Desa bankruptcy can only be filed by the Village head.
(2) BUM Desa bankruptcy as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be
implemented in accordance with the mechanism that is stipulated in the
provisions of the legislation.
The BUMDes itself has a supervisory organ. Supervisor consists of:
1.
Chairman
2.
Deputy Chairman
who is concurrently a member
3.
The secretary who
is concurrently a member
4.
Members
Supervisors have the obligation:
1. Hold a General Meeting to discuss the performance of BUM Desa at least
once a year.
Supervisors are also authorized to hold a Supervisors General Meeting
to:
1.
Selection and
appointment of supervisors.
2.
Determination of
policies for the development of business activities of BUM Desa.
3.
Monitoring and
evaluating the performance of Operational Executors.
With the explanation above, it is clear that the
role of supervisors is quite important in the management of BUMDes. Supervisors
are also responsible if they are proven to have committed deliberately or
negligently in carrying out their obligations or authorities so as to harm
BUMDes.
There are two terms that refer to liability in the
legal dictionary, namely liability and responsibility. Liability is a broad
legal term that refers to almost any character of risk or responsibility,
certain, dependent or which may include all actual or potential characteristics
of rights and obligations such as losses, threats, crimes, costs or conditions
that create the task of carrying out the law. The concept of Responsibility is
a matter that is accounted for an obligation, and includes decisions, skills,
and abilities including the obligation to be responsible for the law that is
being implemented. In practical terms and usage, the term liability refers to
legal responsibility, namely liability due to mistakes that is carried out by
legal subjects, while the term responsibility refers to political
responsibility.
Regarding the issue of official accountability
according to Kranenburg and Vegtig, there are two theories that underlie it,
namely:
a. fautes personalles
theory, is a theory which states that losses to third
parties are borne by officials because of their actions have caused losses. In
this theory, the burden of responsibility is placed on humans as individuals.
b. fautes de services
theory, is a theory states that losses to third parties
are borne by the agency of the official concerned. According to this theory,
responsibility falls to the position. In its application, the losses incurred
are also adjusted to whether the mistakes committed are serious or minor
mistakes, where the weight and lightness of an error has implications for the
responsibility that must be borne.
In general, the principles of responsibility in law can be
distinguished as follows:
1. The Principle of Liability based on the Elements of Fault
The principle of liability is based on the element of fault (fault
liability or liability based on fault) is a fairly general principle applicable
in criminal and civil law. In BW, especially articles 1365, 1366, and 1367,
this principle is held firmly. This principle states that a person can only be
held accountablelegally if there is an element of fault.
Article 1365 BW which is commonly known as an article concerning acts
of violating the law, requires the fulfillment of four main elements, namely:
a. there is an act;
b. there is an element of fault;
c. any losses suffered;
d. there is a causal relationship between fault and losses.
What is meant by fault is an element that is against the law. The
definition of law is not only contrary to law but also decency and morality in
that society. While the losses here are not only material losses but also
immaterial losses.
1. The Principle of Presumption of Always Liable
This principle states that the defendants are always presumed liable
(the presumption of liability principle), until they can prove that they are
innocent. The word "presumed" in the principle of "presumption
of liability" is important, because there is a possibility that the
defendant will release himself/herself from liability, that is, in the event
that he/she can prove that he/she has "taken" all the necessary
actions to avoid the loss.
In this principle, it is regulated that the burden of proof is on the
defendant. In this case, the burden of proof is reversed (omkering van bewijslast). This is certainly contrary to the
presumption of innocence principle.
However, if applied in the consumer's case, it will seem that this principle is
quite relevant. If this theory is used, it is the business actor who is sued to
have the obligation to prove the fault. The defendant must present evidence
that he/she is innocent. Of course the consumer cannot casually file a lawsuit.
The position of consumers as plaintiff is always open to being sued by business
actors, if they fail to show the defendant's fault.
2. The Principle of Presumption Not Always Liable
This principle is the opposite of the second principle, the principle
of the presumption of not always liable is known only in a very limited scope
of consumer transactions. An example of the application of this principle is
found in the law of carriage. Loss or damage to cabin baggage or hand luggage,
which is usually carried and supervised by the passenger (consumer) is the
responsibility of the passenger. In this case the transporter (business actor)
cannot be held accountable. The party that is charged with proving that fault
lies with the consumer.
3. The Principle of Strict Liability
The principle of strict liability is often identified with the
principle of absolute liability. However, there are also experts who
distinguish the two terms above. There is an opinion that states, strict
liability is a principle of liability that determines fault not as a
determining factor. However, there are exceptions that allow for exemption from
liability, for example in circumstances of force majeure. On the other hand,
absolute liability is the principle of liability without fault and there are no
exceptions. According to E. Suherman, strict liability is equated with absolute
liability, in this principle there is no possibility of freeing oneself from
liability, except if the loss arises due to the fault of the party who is
injured himself/herself. Liability is strict.
4. The Principle of Liability with Limitation
The principle of responsibility with limitations (limitation of
liability principle) is often used by business actors to be included as an
exonation clause in the standard agreement that they make. In a film printing
washing agreement, for example, it has been determined, if the film to be
washed or printed is lost or damaged (including due to the officer's fault),
then the consumer is limited to compensation of ten times the price of one new
roll of film.
The supervisor in the BUMDes is bound by all forms of the liabilities
above because he/she has the obligation to discuss the performance of the BUM
Desa at least once a year and has the authority to establish policies for the
development of business activities of the BUM Desa and has the authority to
carry out monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the Operational
Executor. of the BUMDes.
CONCLUSION
BUM Desa is a non-legal entity business entity based on the provisions
in Law Number 6 of 2014 and based on the existing characteristics of the BUM
Desa which is obtained from the statutory regulations regarding the
establishment of BUM Desa, namely Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages,
Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014 concerning Implementing Regulations of
Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, and Regulation of the Minister of
Home Affairs Number 39 of 2010 concerning Village-Owned Enterprises. However,
in its development, the BUM Desa can be upgraded to become a legal entity so
that it can obtain its rights as a legal subject.
Supervisors within the BUMDes are also responsible for BUMDes
bankruptcy if it is proven that the BUMDEs bankruptcy is also due to the fault.
Because the supervisor has this responsibility because he/she has the
obligation to discuss the performance of BUM Desa at least once a year and has
the authority to establish policies for the development of business activities
of the BUM Desa and has the authority to carry out monitoring and evaluation of
the performance of the Operational Executor of the BUMDes.
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