Statute of 29 July 1961 for Wallis and Futuna

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The Statute of 29 July 1961 for Wallis and Futuna is the French law that established the territory’s institutional framework and status as an overseas collectivity of France.

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Statute of 29 July 1961 for Wallis and Futuna canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French statute
constitutional statute for an overseas territory
organic law
adoptedBy French Parliament
aimsTo integrate Wallis and Futuna into the French Republic while preserving customary structures
appliesToTerritory Wallis and Futuna
belongsToCategory laws on French overseas territories
country France
dateOfEnactment 1961-07-29
definesStatusAs overseas collectivity of France
definesStatusOf Wallis and Futuna
enteredIntoForceInDecade 1960s
establishes administrateur supérieur of Wallis and Futuna
institutional framework of Wallis and Futuna
territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna
governs public institutions of Wallis and Futuna
relations between French state and customary authorities in Wallis and Futuna
hasBeenAmended yes
historicalContext decolonization and reorganization of French overseas territories in the 1960s
jurisdiction Wallis and Futuna
languageOfDocument French
laterInterpretedAs overseas collectivity of France
legalHierarchyLevel statute with constitutional value for the territory
legalStatusCreated overseas territory of France
territoire d’outre-mer
legalSystem French law
partOf French overseas constitutional framework
promulgatedBy President of the French Republic
providesFor representation of Wallis and Futuna at the national level in France
recognizes Kingdom of Alo
Kingdom of Sigave
Kingdom of Uvea
traditional kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna
regulates competences of territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna
powers of administrateur supérieur
role of customary kings in local governance
subjectMatter distribution of powers between state and territory
local institutions
status of customary authorities
territorial organization
territorialCapitalDefinedAs Mata-Utu
typeOfNorm legislative act

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Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna legalBasis Statute of 29 July 1961 for Wallis and Futuna