CHAPTER IV : Powers

The collectivity exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to the communes, as well as those devolved to the department of Guadeloupe and the region of Guadeloupe.

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6351-5, the local authority may adapt the laws and regulations in force locally.

I.-The collectivity shall lay down the rules applicable in the following matters: 1° Taxes, duties and fees under the conditions set out in Article LO 6314-4; land registry; 2° Road traffic and road transport; maritime services of territorial interest; registration of ships; creation, development and operation of seaports with the exception of the labour regime ; 3° Roads; public property law and the property of the collectivity; 4° Access to…

I. – The collectivity of Saint-Martin shall exercise the powers it derives from 1° of I of Article LO 6314-3 in matters of taxes, duties and fees in compliance with the following provisions: 1° Natural persons whose tax domicile was, in the five years preceding their establishment in Saint-Martin, established in a department of metropolitan France or overseas France may only be considered as having their tax domicile in Saint-Martin…

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…