PART 6Miscellaneous
I174Visa penalties under section 72: review and revocation
1
This section applies where any visa penalty provision made pursuant to section 72 is in force in relation to a country.
2
The Secretary of State must, before the end of each relevant period—
a
review the extent to which the country’s cooperation in relation to returns has improved, and
b
in light of that review, determine whether it is appropriate to amend the visa penalty provision.
3
If at any time the Secretary of State is no longer of the opinion mentioned in section 72(1), the Secretary of State must as soon as practicable revoke the visa penalty provision.
4
Each of the following is a relevant period—
a
the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which the visa penalty provision came into force;
b
each subsequent period of 2 months.
5
In this section—
a
“visa penalty provision” has the same meaning as in section 70;
b
“cooperation in relation to returns” means cooperation as mentioned in section 72(1)(a).