Legality of Money Grants to Customary Villages According to Law Number 23 Of 2014 Concerning Local Government

ABSTRACT : Law Number 23 of 2014 does not explicitly regulate grants of money to customary community units. Hence the aim of this research is the legality of money grants to traditional villages according to Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning regional government. Using a normative approach method by conducting a review of Law number 23 of 2014, Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 14 of 2016, and Bali Province Regional Regulation Number 4 of 2019 concerning the strengthening of Traditional Villages in Bali. The results of the study found grants of money by the Regional Government to Traditional Villages in Bali that have legal certainty are carried out by changing Article 298 paragraph (5) of Law Number 23 of 2014 to “…further regulated by ministerial regulations”, and the explanation is formulated as stipulated in Article 6 paragraph (5) letter c of Ministerial Regulation Domestic Affairs Number 14 of 2016. For the provision of equitable monetary grants, Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 14 of 2016 added provisions regarding the criteria for granting monetary grants to Traditional Villages such as based on area, number of residents, obligations borne

KEYWORDS: grants, traditional village, government, legal certainty