Schedule 17: Use of forest risk commodities in commercial activity Part 3: General Provisions Review
Paragraph 17 makes provision for the Secretary of State to review the effectiveness of Part 1 and Part 2 of the Schedule.
	Sub-paragraph (2) sets out what the review must consider in particular. This includes:
the amount of forest being converted to agricultural use for producing commodities;
the impact of the Schedule on the amount of forest being converted to agricultural use for producing forest risk commodities;
the impact of the Schedule on the use of forest risk commodities, and their derived products, from being used in UK commercial activities where they were produced on land illegally occupied or used; and
any changes to relevant local laws in relation to forest risk commodities.
	Sub-paragraph (3) requires the Secretary of State to publish and lay before Parliament a report that contains the conclusions of the review, and the steps they intend to take to improve the effectiveness of the provisions, if any.
	Sub-paragraph (4) outlines that the review must be completed within the second and third anniversary of the Part 1 requirements coming into force. Sub-paragraph (5) states that subsequent reviews must be completed before the end of the two-year period since the previous review was completed. This means that reviews must be completed every two years beginning from when the requirements come into force.
	Sub-paragraph (6) set outs that the review is only completed once the Secretary of State has laid the report before Parliament and published it.