Subsection (1) places the following duties on the operator: they must (a) make available alternative methods of registration for persons who are unable or do not wish to register online; (b) ensure that local housing authorities are able to edit the database in the ways required of them by this Chapter; (c) make available a means by which persons can report breaches imposed by section 82 to the database operator and ensure these reports are accessible to local housing authorities who will be able to investigate or enforce them; and (d) provide guidance for residential landlords and tenants about their rights and obligations regarding the database.
	Subsection (2) requires that the database operator must report to the Secretary of State on the performance of the database, including on trends related to the database, and subsection (3) allows for the Secretary of State to agree or direct reporting intervals and criteria.
	Subsection (4) clarifies that subsection (2) does not apply if the Secretary of State is the database operator.
Part 2: Residential landlord Chapter 3: The Private Rented Sector Database Section 85: Other duties Effect