Under the conditions laid down in Article LO 6351-3, the local authority may participate, under the supervision of the State, in the exercise of the powers that fall to the State in matters of criminal law with a view to punishing infringements of the rules that it lays down in the matters referred to in I of Article LO 6314-3 and in matters of maritime policing and safety.
The State and the collectivity of Saint-Martin exercise, each insofar as it is concerned, their right of ownership over their public and private domains. The domain of the collectivity includes, in particular, property that is vacant and without a master, including securities, shares and cash deposits reached by prescription within the time periods provided for by the legislation applicable to the domain of the State and those of persons who…
The local authority may make inter vivos transfers of landed property located on its territory or of company rights relating thereto subject to a declaration, with the exception of donations in direct or collateral lines up to the fourth degree. With the aim of preserving the social cohesion of Saint-Martin, guaranteeing the effective exercise of the right to housing for its inhabitants and safeguarding or developing natural areas, the local…
Within the framework of the legislative provisions relating to the postal service, the specific conditions under which this service is provided in Saint-Martin are specified and adapted, if necessary, by an agreement between the State and the local authority.
The local authority may, by deliberation of the territorial council, determine the conditions under which supplementary teaching in English is provided in the local authority’s nursery and primary schools, in order to facilitate, by taking into account the specific cultural features of Saint-Martin, the learning of the French language. This deliberation is adopted by an absolute majority of the members of the territorial council.
The local authority may, by deliberation of the territorial council, adopt a plan for the development of French language teaching designed to take account of the specific cultural and linguistic characteristics of Saint-Martin. The details of this plan are set out in an agreement between the State and the local authority. This agreement provides for the necessary accompanying measures, in particular those relating to the initial and in-service training of…
The local authority’s institutions include the Territorial Council, the President of the Territorial Council, the Executive Council and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council.
The territorial council is the deliberative assembly of the local authority. The composition of the territorial council and the term of office of the territorial councillors are governed by Title III of Book VI of the Electoral Code. The president of the territorial council and the territorial councillors are subject, under the same conditions, to the declaration obligations applicable to the persons mentioned, respectively, in 2° and 3° of I…
When a territorial councillor tenders his resignation, he sends it to the president of the territorial council, who immediately notifies the State representative.
Any member of the territorial council who, without a valid excuse, has refused to carry out one of the duties devolved upon him by the laws shall be declared to have resigned by the administrative judge. The refusal results either from an express declaration addressed to whom it may concern or made public by its author, or from persistent abstention after warning by the authority responsible for convening. The member…
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