1 M.R.S. § 91
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1 §91. Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
1. Conflicting enactments. "Conflicting enactments" means multiple enactments, amendments, repeals, reallocations or reenactments, or any combination of these actions, that affect the same statutory unit and that have been adopted by multiple Acts passed within one legislative session or within a regular legislative session and any special sessions preceding the next regular legislative session that do not refer to each other. [PL 1991, c. 639, §1 (AMD).]
2. Executive director. "Executive director" means the Executive Director of the Legislative Council appointed under Title 3, section 162 . [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
3. Revisor. "Revisor" means the Revisor of Statutes, or the person under Title 3, section 162 who is responsible for the form and format of legislative instruments. [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
4. Revisor's change. "Revisor's change" means a change made in the course of update under the authority of section 93 . [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
5. Revisor's report. "Revisor's report" means the post-update report made by the revisor pursuant to section 95 . This report may be cited as Revisor's Report 19XX, c. X, §X, Revisor's Report 2XXX, c. X, §X, RR 19XX, c. X, §X or RR 2XXX, c. X, §X. [PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. D, §2 (AMD).]
6. Revision clause. "Revision clause" means a section of a law that is not allocated to the Maine Revised Statutes and that changes a term throughout the laws and instructs the revisor to implement the revision as part of update. [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
7. Statutory unit. "Statutory unit" means a title, subtitle, part, subpart, chapter, subchapter, article, subarticle, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, division or subdivision of the laws of Maine. [PL 1991, c. 639, §1 (AMD).]
8. Update. "Update" means the process by which enactments, amendments, repeals, reallocations or reenactments from a legislative session or sessions are integrated into the statutory data base of the Maine Revised Statutes. [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
1. Conflicting enactments. "Conflicting enactments" means multiple enactments, amendments, repeals, reallocations or reenactments, or any combination of these actions, that affect the same statutory unit and that have been adopted by multiple Acts passed within one legislative session or within a regular legislative session and any special sessions preceding the next regular legislative session that do not refer to each other. [PL 1991, c. 639, §1 (AMD).]
2. Executive director. "Executive director" means the Executive Director of the Legislative Council appointed under Title 3, section 162 . [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
3. Revisor. "Revisor" means the Revisor of Statutes, or the person under Title 3, section 162 who is responsible for the form and format of legislative instruments. [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
4. Revisor's change. "Revisor's change" means a change made in the course of update under the authority of section 93 . [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
5. Revisor's report. "Revisor's report" means the post-update report made by the revisor pursuant to section 95 . This report may be cited as Revisor's Report 19XX, c. X, §X, Revisor's Report 2XXX, c. X, §X, RR 19XX, c. X, §X or RR 2XXX, c. X, §X. [PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. D, §2 (AMD).]
6. Revision clause. "Revision clause" means a section of a law that is not allocated to the Maine Revised Statutes and that changes a term throughout the laws and instructs the revisor to implement the revision as part of update. [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
7. Statutory unit. "Statutory unit" means a title, subtitle, part, subpart, chapter, subchapter, article, subarticle, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, division or subdivision of the laws of Maine. [PL 1991, c. 639, §1 (AMD).]
8. Update. "Update" means the process by which enactments, amendments, repeals, reallocations or reenactments from a legislative session or sessions are integrated into the statutory data base of the Maine Revised Statutes. [PL 1991, c. 336 (NEW).]
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