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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998/schedule-5/part-II/crossheading-head-f-social-security/paragraph-wrapper45n1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/46",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/5/part/II/crossheading/head-f-social-security/paragraph/wrapper45n1",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "F3. Occupational and personal pensions",
  "text": "Section F3.\nThe regulation of occupational pension schemes and personal pension schemes, including the obligations of the trustees or managers of such schemes.\nProvision about pensions payable to, or in respect of, any persons, except—\n(a)the persons referred to in section 81(3),\n(b)in relation to a Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions, persons who are or have been a member of the public body, the holder of the public office, or a member of the staff of the body, holder or office.\nThe subject-matter of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971.\nSchemes for the payment of pensions which are listed in Schedule 2 to that Act, except those mentioned in paragraphs 38A and 38AB.\nWhere pension payable to or in respect of any class of persons under a public service pension scheme is covered by this reservation, so is making provision in their case—\n(a)for compensation for loss of office or employment, for their office or employment being affected by constitutional changes, or circumstances arising from such changes, in any territory or territories or for loss or diminution of emoluments, or\n(b)for benefits in respect of death or incapacity resulting from injury or disease.\nInterpretation\n“Pension” includes gratuities and allowances.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/5/part/II/crossheading/head-f-social-security/paragraph/wrapper45n1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:33:08.185252+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}