Borobudur Law and Society Journal

Street vendors (PKL) sustain livelihoods in the informal economy, yet their stalls obstruct roads and pavements, and in Magelang Regency many trade outside the sites set aside for them. This article asks how Regional Regulation No 7 of 2009 on the Organising and Empowerment of Street Vendors has been implemented to create public order outside markets and terminals, which obstacles hinder it and what has been done about them. It is empirical legal research with a socio-legal approach, using observation, interviews and documents of the Department of Trade, Cooperatives and SMEs and the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP), analysed through Merilee Grindle’s model of the content of policy and the context of implementation. In 2022 the Regency counted 4,558 vendors, 986 in Muntilan. Relocation sites were built from 2015 to 2019, but only 30 of the 70 stalls at two Mertoyudan sites were occupied, about 250 vendors remained on the streets of Muntilan, and Satpol PP had 76 officers against the 251 to 350 suggested by the ministerial guideline. The policy is adequate in design but weak in resources and compliance, so implementation has not yet achieved its public order aim. Obstacles are poorly sited relocation sites, too few enforcement staff and limited understanding among vendors. The article recommends siting criteria, a staffing target, a simpler permit and monitoring.