Remuneration of members of the Parliament and Government .

1 The Parliament shall make provision for the payment of salaries to members of the Parliament and members of the Scottish Government . 2 The Parliament may make provision for the payment of allowances to members of the Parliament or members of the Scottish Government . 3 The Parliament may make provision for the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to, or in respect of, any person who— a has ceased to be a member of the Parliament or the Scottish Government , or b has ceased to hold such office, employment or other post in connection with the Parliament or the Scottish Government as the Parliament may determine but continues to be a member of the Parliament or the Scottish Government . 4 Such provision may, in particular, include provision for— a contributions or payments towards provision for such pensions, gratuities or allowances, b the establishment and administration (whether by the Parliamentary corporation or otherwise) of one or more pension schemes. 5 In this section “ provision ” includes provision— a by an Act of the Scottish Parliament, or b by a resolution of the Parliament conferring functions on the Parliamentary corporation; and references to a member of the Scottish Government include a junior Scottish Minister.