PART 2Excise duties and other taxes
Inheritance tax
74Inheritance tax: exemption for decorations and other awards
1
In section 6 of IHTA 1984 (excluded property), for subsection (1B) substitute—
1B
A relevant decoration or award is excluded property if it has never been the subject of a disposition for a consideration in money or money’s worth.
1BA
In subsection (1B) “relevant decoration or award” means a decoration or other similar award—
a
that is designed to be worn to denote membership of—
i
an Order that is, or has been, specified in the Order of Wear published in the London Gazette (“the Order of Wear”), or
ii
an Order of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,
b
that is, or has been, specified in the Order of Wear,
c
that was awarded for valour or gallant conduct,
d
that was awarded for, or in connection with, a person being, or having been, a member of, or employed or engaged in connection with, the armed forces of any country or territory,
e
that was awarded for, or in connection with, a person being, or having been, an emergency responder within the meaning of section 153A (death of emergency service personnel etc), or
f
that was awarded by the Crown or a country or territory outside the United Kingdom for, or in connection with, public service or achievement in public life.
2
The amendment made by subsection (1) has effect in relation to transfers of value made, or treated as made, on or after 3 December 2014.