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SCHEDULE 17Minor amendments of or connected with the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

Minor corrections of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

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1

The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) is amended as follows.

2

In section 286 (power to amend sections 279 to 285), in the heading and in subsection (1), for “279” substitute “ 277 ”.

3

In Chapter 11 of Part 7 (supplementary provisions about employee benefit trusts), in section 554(1)(a) (attribution of further interest in company), for “employment” substitute “ employee ”.

4

In section 577 (United Kingdom social security pensions)—

a

in subsection (2), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “state pension”, for “48” substitute “ 48A ”, and

b

omit subsection (3).

5

In section 677 (UK social security benefits wholly exempt from income tax), in Part 2 of Table B (benefits payable under regulations), omit the entry relating to compensation payments where child support reduced because of a change in legislation.