The database operator must establish and operate a database containing—
entries in respect of persons who are, or intend to become, residential landlords,
entries in respect of dwellings which are, or are intended to be, let under residential tenancies, and
entries made under section 83 in respect of the following—
persons against whom relevant banning orders have been made,
persons who have been convicted of, or on whom financial penalties have been imposed in relation to, relevant banning order offences, and
persons who have been convicted of offences, on whom financial penalties have been imposed or who have been subject to regulatory action, of a description prescribed by regulations under that section.
In this Chapter—
"landlord entry" means an entry in the database in respect of a person mentioned in subsection (1)(a);
"dwelling entry" means an entry in the database in respect of a dwelling mentioned in subsection (1)(b).
Landlord and dwelling entries may be either active or inactive: see sections 77(4) and 79.