8. When a case is fully settled or postponed at the request of a party, each member of a dispute settlement board or a dispute arbitrator is entitled, at the rates set in section 2, to the following number of hours of fees:(1) 1 hour, if the settlement or postponement occurs between the 61 and 30th days preceding the day set for the arbitration hearing;
(2) 3 hours, if the settlement or postponement occurs between the 31 and 8th days preceding the date set for the arbitration hearing;
(3) 5 hours, if the settlement or postponement occurs before the 9th day preceding the day set for the arbitration hearing.