The following section shall be inserted in the Taxes Act after section 219—

“219AOther payments charged under Schedule E.

(1)

The following payments shall be charged to income tax under Schedule E by virtue of this section if they would not otherwise be, that is to say—

(a)

allowances paid under a scheme of the kind described in the M1Job Release Act 1977, being a scheme which provides for the payment of allowances for periods beginning earlier than one year before the date on which the recipient attains pensionable age, as defined in that Act;

(b)

maternity pay (whether paid during the subsistence of a contract of employment or not) within the meaning of section 33 of the M2Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 or, in Northern Ireland, Article 15 of the M3Industrial Relations (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 ; and

(c)

payments of statutory sick pay within the meaning of section 1 of the M4Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 or, in Northern Ireland, any corresponding provision contained in an Order in Council under the M5Northern Ireland Act 1974.

(2)

This section has effect in relation to payments made in respect of periods beginning on or after 6th April 1982.”