Part 1: Sanctions regulations Chapter 2: Review by appropriate Minister Section 22: Power to vary or revoke designation made under regulations
This section enables the appropriate Minister who made a designation to revoke or vary that designation.
	Revoking a designation would mean that the designated person in question would no longer be subject to the restrictions set out in the relevant sanctions regulations. Varying a designation would allow the Minister to adjust a designation to match any change in the situation, for example updating the information used to identify an individual as new information comes to light.
	This section allows the appropriate Minister to vary or revoke a designation at their discretion. However, it also obliges Ministers to use this power to revoke a designation where the required conditions of the relevant designation power are not met in respect of the designation. This might be as a result of actions taken by persons to seek reassessment of their designation, or the government’s own review of designations, as set out below.