The background to writing this thesis was the reality on the ground regarding the impact of the shift in gold mining authority in Kuantan Singingi after Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government. The aim of this research is to find out the authority of the Riau Provincial Government in dealing with the problem of Unlicensed Gold Mining (PETI) in Kuantan Singingi Regency and what is t…