Fourth reservation
This reserves schemes for payment of pensions which are listed in Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971. This includes pension schemes for local authorities, police, fire, teachers and the NHS. Many of the functions in relation to these schemes have, however, been executively devolved to the Scottish Ministers. Two exceptions are made from the reservation of these schemes which tie in with the exceptions mentioned under the Second Reservation above. These are for pensions schemes for MSPs and members of the Scottish Executive provided by the Parliament under section 81 and the pension schemes for employees of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, which are the only Scottish non-departmental public bodies whose pensions are listed in the 1971 Act.
