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Public service
8.—(1) The Civil Service of the State is a reserved matter.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not reserve the subject-matter of—
- (a) Part I of the Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927 (appointment of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal etc.),
- (b) Part III of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 (officers of the High Court of Justiciary and of the Court of Session).
Defence
9.—(1) The following are reserved matters—
- (a) the defence of the realm,
- (b) the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, including reserve forces,
- (c) visiting forces,
- (d) international headquarters and defence organisations,
- (e) trading with the enemy and enemy property.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not reserve—
- (a) the exercise of civil defence functions by any person otherwise than as a member of any force or organisation referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to (d) or any other force or organisation reserved by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a),
- (b) the conferral of enforcement powers in relation to sea fishing.
Treason
10. Treason (including constructive treason), treason felony and misprision of treason are reserved matters.
Part II
Specific reservations
Preliminary
1. The matters to which any of the Sections in this Part apply are reserved matters for the purposes of this Act.
2. A Section applies to any matter described or referred to in it when read with any illustrations, exceptions or interpretation provisions in that Section.
3. Any illustrations, exceptions or interpretation provisions in a Section relate only to that Section (so that an entry under the heading "exceptions" does not affect any other Section).
Reservations
Head A–Financial and Economic Matters
Section A1.A1. Fiscal, economic and monetary policy
Fiscal, economic and monetary policy, including the issue and circulation of money, taxes and excise duties, government borrowing and lending, control over United Kingdom public expenditure, the exchange rate and the Bank of England.
Exception
Local taxes to fund local authority expenditure (for example, council tax and non-domestic rates).
