D3.—(1) In respect of each financial year the Parliamentary corporation shall pay a contribution into the Fund out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
(2) The amount of that contribution shall be determined from time to time by the Parliamentary corporation on the recommendation of the Government Actuary and shall be expressed as a percentage of the amount of the salaries, attributable to the financial year in question, of the persons described in article C1 or C2, in respect of which those persons contribute to the Fund in relation to that financial year.