MEMORANDUM.
The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
The Legislature in enacting section 674 of the Insurance Law adopted a new procedure which authorizes first-party benefits with a resulting equitable adjustment between insurers without the need for the formalities applicable to claims and lawsuits. In our view the comprehensive nature of the no-fault legislation and the absence therefrom of any requirement for compliance with section 50-e or 50-i of the General Municipal Law indicates a legislative intent that the provisions of the latter statutes should have no application to the statutory arbitration proceedings between insurers or self-insurers. In addition, we note that this interpretation is consistent with the opinion expressed by the Committee on Insurance Arbitration which is responsible for administering these arbitration proceedings (11 N.Y.CRR 65.10 [b] [1]). That opinion is entitled to great weight insofar as it represents the interpretation of the statute by an agency charged with implementing and enforcing it ( Matter of Cortlandt Nursing Care Center v Whalen, 46 N.Y.2d 979; see, also, Uniformed Firefighters Assn. v Beekman, 52 N.Y.2d 463, 472).
Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and KAYE concur; Judge SIMONS taking no part.
In each case: Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.