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priority rule of pro rata treatment for cases where multiple
secured parties have obtained control but omitted to specify
their respective rights by agreement. See Section 9-115(5)(b) 9-
328(2) [Maine cite section 9-1328, subsection (2)] and Comment 6
5 to Section 9-115 9-328 [Maine cite section 9-1328]. Because
the purchaser priority rule in Section 8-510(c) is intended to
track the Article 9 [Maine cite Article 9-A] priority rules, it
too has a pro rata temporal priority rule for cases where
multiple non-secured party purchasers have obtained control but
omitted to specify their respective rights by agreement. The
rule is patterned on Section 9-328(2) [Maine cite section 1328,
subsection (2)].

 
5.__If a securities intermediary itself is a purchaser,
subsection (d) provides that it has priority over the interest of
another purchaser who has control.__Article 9 [Maine cite Article
9-A] contains a similar rule.__See Section 9-328(3) [Maine cite
section 9-1328, subsection (3)].

 
Sec. B-26. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2001.

 
PART C

 
Sec. C-1. Rules. Notwithstanding that Parts A and B of this Act do
not take effect until July 1, 2001, the Secretary of State may
adopt rules in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title
5, chapter 375 that are necessary to carry out this Act in
preparation for the effective date of July 1, 2001 of Article 9-
A. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical
rules for the purposes of Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill enacts changes recommended by the National
Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws as revisions to
the Uniform Commercial Code, Article 9, on secured transactions.
Part A of this bill repeals the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 11,
Article 9 and enacts a new Title 11, Article 9-A to accomplish
those revisions. Part B of this bill makes necessary conforming
amendments and recommended changes to the Uniform Commercial Code
to provide consistency with the new Article 9-A. Parts A and B
take effect July 1, 2001. Part C gives the Secretary of State
rulemaking authority to adopt rules prior to July 1, 2001 to
carry out Article 9-A as soon as it is in effect.


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