Part 1: Sanctions regulations Chapter 2: Review by appropriate Minister Section 23: Right to request variation or revocation of designation
This section gives those who have been designated by an appropriate Minister under a sanctions regime the right to ask the government to revoke or vary their designation, for example where a person believes he has been misidentified, or considers the designation does not meet the required evidentiary threshold. This is an administrative challenge which leads to a reassessment of a designation, and is designed to allow access to quick redress. This section does not apply to designations that are made as a result of a UN obligation – separate provision is made for this in section 25 which is explained below.
	The appropriate Minister will have a duty to consider these requests as soon as reasonably practicable (as specified in section 33). The Minister may take the decision to use the power to vary or revoke a decision, or may choose to take no action so that the designation remains in force. Designated persons need to follow this procedure before bringing any challenge in the courts (as specified in section 38).
	Once a request has been reassessed, the government will not be required to consider further requests from the same person unless that person can show that there is a significant matter that the government had not previously been aware of. This restriction is to guard against vexatious repetition of requests.