Summary
1.Section 16 will exempt from income tax, payments of the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to or in respect of serving and deceased members of the Armed Forces.
2.The SECTION also makes consequential amendments to the existing exemptions for payments of the Operational Allowance and Council Tax Relief to members of the Armed Forces to align the specifications of the legal authority under which these payments are made.