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This Act shall not apply in relation to,— (a) any employment under the Central Government; (b) any employment in the West Bengal Higher Judicial Service; (c) any employment which in the opinion of the State Government is of a scientific or technical nature; (d) any employment in private sector; (e) any employment in domestic service. 4.. After the commencement of this Act all appointments to services and posts in an establishment which are to be filled up by direct recruitment shall be regulated in the following manner, namely:— (a) subject to the other provisions of this Act fifteen per cent. of the vacancies shall be reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and five per cent. for candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes, in the manner set out in the Schedule: Provided that the State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase the percentage so, however, that the reservation shall not exceed twenty-five per cent. in the case of Scheduled Castes and ten per cent. in the case of Scheduled Tribes: 158 The West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts) Act, 1976. XXVII of 1976.] (Sections 5, 6.) Provided further that different percentages may be fixed by the State Government for different districts in accordance with the percentages of population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in such districts: Provided also that in respect of the West Bengal Civil Service (Judicial), the percentage shall be ten for Scheduled Castes and five for Scheduled Tribes; (b) fees, if any, prescribed for any examination for selection to any service or post shall be reduced to one-fourth in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes; (c) the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be entitled to a concession of five years over the prescribed maximum age limit for appointment to any service Or post.