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Sec. B-5. 26 MRSA §1333, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 472, §1, is
amended to read:

 
§1333. Review

 
Either party may seek a review of a binding determination by
an arbitration panel or arbitrator pursuant to the Revised
Uniform Arbitration Act, Title 14, Chapter 706.

 
Sec. B-6. 28-A MRSA §1457, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt.
A, §4, is amended to read:

 
2. Neutral arbitrator. If the certificate of approval
holder and the wholesale licensee are unable to agree on the
reasonable compensation to be paid for the value of the
wholesale licensee's business, as defined in subsection 1,
they shall submit the matter to a neutral arbitrator selected
by the parties, or, if they cannot can not agree, by the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. The costs of the
arbitration shall must be paid 1/2 by the wholesale licensee
and 1/2 by the certificate of approval holder or; otherwise
the arbitration proceeding shall be is governed by the Maine
Revised Uniform Arbitration Act.

 
Sec. B-7. Effective date. This Part takes effect January 1, 2004.

 
SUMMARY

 
Part A replaces the Uniform Arbitration Act with the Revised
Uniform Arbitration Act, approved by the National Conference
of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2000.

 
Details of the new law are contained in the Prefatory Note
and the Uniform Comments following each section.

 
This Act takes effect January 1, 2004.

 
Part B corrects cross-references.


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