(1)The Income Tax Acts shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, as if jobfinder’s grant were exempt from income tax and, accordingly, were to be disregarded in computing the amount of any receipts brought into account for income tax purposes.
(2)In this section “jobfinder’s grant” means grant paid under that name by virtue of arrangements made in pursuance of section 2 of the M1Employment and Training Act 1973 or section 1 of the M2Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (arrangements for assisting persons to select, train for, obtain or retain employment).