Section 781 | Payments under New Deal 50plus

(1)No liability to income tax arises in respect of a payment that is made—

(a)by way of training grant under the “New Deal 50plus” scheme, and

(b)to a person as a participant in that scheme.

(2)For this purpose the “New Deal 50plus” scheme means —

(a)the scheme under section 2(2) of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50) known as “New Deal 50plus”, or

(b)the corresponding scheme under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 29 (N.I.)).