Section 639 — Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003: Pensions in respect of death due to military or war service

Pensions in respect of death due to military or war service 639 1 No liability to income tax arises on these pensions and allowances—

a a pension or allowance payable by or on behalf of the Ministry of Defence under so much of instrument specified in subsection (2), as relates to death due to—

i service in the armed forces of the Crown, ii wartime service in the merchant navy, or iii war injuries;

b a pension or allowance—

i payable by the Ministry of Defence in respect of death due to peacetime service in the armed forces of the Crown before 3rd September 1939, and ii payable at rates, and subject to conditions, similar to those of a pension within paragraph (a);

c a pension or allowance—

i payable under the law of a country other than the United Kingdom, and ii of a character substantially similar to a pension within paragraph (a) or (b).

2 The instruments referred to in subsection (1)(a) are— Defence (Local Defence Volunteers) Regulations 1940 (S.R. & O. 1940/748), War Pensions (Coastguards) Scheme 1944 (S.R. & O. 1944/500), War Pensions (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme 1964 ( S.I. 1964/1985), Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964 ( S.I. 1964/2007), War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964 ( S.I. 1964/2058), Order by Her Majesty concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard (1964 Cmnd. 2563), Order by Her Majesty concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard after 27th April 1952 (1964 Cmnd. 2564), Order by Her Majesty concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Ulster Defence Regiment (1971 Cmnd. 4567), Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 ( S.I. 1983/686), Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 ( S.I. 1983/883).

3 The Treasury may by order amend subsection (2).