Part 6: Miscellaneous Section 73: Visa penalties under section 71: review and revocation
Overview: This section creates a duty to review visa penalty provisions made pursuant to section 71, and a duty to revoke visa penalty provisions as soon as practicable if the Secretary of State concludes penalties are no longer necessary or expedient in connection with the promotion of international peace and security, the resolution or prevention of armed conflict, or the promotion of compliance with international humanitarian law.
	Background: For policy background, see explanatory notes for section 71.
	This section creates a duty on the Secretary of State to review and, if necessary, revoke any visa penalty provisions. This section does not amend or repeal existing legislation.
	Subsection 1 establishes that this provision applies where any visa penalty provision is in force in relation to a specified country pursuant to section 71.
	Subsection 2 requires the Secretary of State to review the actions of the country in question and, in light of that review, whether it is appropriate to amend the visa penalty provision, before the end of a set period.
	Subsection 3 requires that visa penalties must be revoked as soon as practicable if the Secretary of State concludes penalties are no longer necessary or expedient in connection with the promotion of international peace and security, the resolution or prevention of armed conflict, or the promotion of compliance with international humanitarian law.
	Subsection 4 sets the period relevant for this section at 2 months beginning with the date on which the visa penalty provision came into force and each subsequent period of 2 months.
	Subsection 5 cross-refers to the definition of the term "visa penalty provision" in section 70.