Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

213Exception for certain scholarships under trusts or schemesU.K.
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(1)This Chapter does not apply to an employment-related benefit consisting in the provision of a scholarship if conditions A, B, C and D are met.

(2)Condition A is that the scholarship would not be regarded as provided by reason of the employment if section 201(3) and section 212 were disregarded.

(3)Condition B is that the holder of the scholarship is a full-time student.

(4)Condition C is that the scholarship is provided from a trust fund or under a scheme.

(5)Condition D is that, in the tax year in which the scholarship is provided, not more than 25% of the total amount of relevant payments is attributable to scholarships provided by reason of a person’s employment.

(6)For the purposes of conditions B and D “full-time student” means a person who is in full-time education at a university, college, school or other educational establishment.

(7)For the purposes of condition D—

  • employment” includes any employment within the meaning of the employment income Parts (see section 4), whether or not it is a taxable employment under Part 2;

  • relevant payments” means the payments made from the fund or scheme mentioned in condition C in respect of scholarships held by full-time students.