The validity of the legal act of canceling a land title certificate refers to the validity of the legal process and substance underlying the cancellation decision, as stipulated in Law No. 5/1960 on Basic Agrarian Principles (UUPA) and Ministerial Regulation No. 21/2020. This validity relies on the fulfillment of formal requirements, such as correct administrative procedures (application submission, document verification, and issuance of the decision by the National Land Agency), as well as material requirements, such as legal ownership and the absence of unresolved disputes. Certificate cancellation can be considered invalid if there are legal defects in its implementation, such as abuse of authority, using the wrong legal rules, violation of procedures, or non-compliance with general principles of good governance (AUPB), and regarding these errors, the aggrieved party can demand that it be canceled through a decision of the State Administrative Court (PTUN) or considered null and void. Administrative law principles, such as legality, transparency, and audi et alteram partem, become benchmarks to ensure legal certainty, so that certificates as proof of ownership reflect the actual legal situation.
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