the parliament was then created by the scotland act 1998 of the parliament of the united kingdom (westminster parliament). this act sets out the subjects still dealt with at westminster, referred to as "reserved matters", including defence, international relations, fiscal and economic policy, drugs law and broadcasting. anything "not" mentioned as a specific reserved matter is automatically devolved to scotland, including health, education, local government, scots law and all other issues. this is one of the key differences between the successful scotland act 1998 and the failed scotland act 1978.