Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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Part 2Residential landlords
Chapter 3The Private Rented Sector Database
The database and the database operator
76The database operator
(1)
In this Chapter “database operator” means—
(a)
the Secretary of State, or
(b)
a person who the Secretary of State has arranged to be the database operator.
(2)
The arrangements—
(a)
may include provision for payments by the Secretary of State;
(b)
may include provision about bringing the arrangements to an end.
(3)
The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a)
require the database operator to ensure that the database has features and functionality specified in the regulations,
(b)
confer on the database operator powers to enter into contracts and other agreements for the purpose of facilitating the operation of the database,
(c)
provide for functions of the database operator specified in the regulations to be carried out by lead enforcement authorities, local housing authorities or others specified in the regulations instead of, or in addition to, being carried out by the database operator, and
(d)
make transitional or saving provision which applies when there is a change of database operator.
(4)
Regulations under subsection (3)(d) may relate to a specific change of database operator or to changes that might arise from time to time.