# The Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026, Paragraph 18


In this Schedule—
(a) “additional licence” means a licence granted under Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004 authorising the occupation of a house in multiple occupation which is required to be licensed by virtue of a designation made under section 56 of that Act;
(b) “appropriate EIC” means an EIC issued for the property which comprises the dwelling, which is sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of regulation 3(1) of the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations;
(c) “Charity number” means—
(i) the number entered in the register of charities maintained under section 29 of the Charities Act 2011;
(ii) the number entered in the register maintained under section 3 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005;
(iii) the number entered in the register maintained under section 16 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
(d) “Companies House Registration number” means the number allocated by the registrar of companies (within the meaning of section 1060 of the Companies Act 2006) to a company on its registration under the Companies Act 2006 or to a limited liability partnership under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000;
(e) “court appointed deputy” means a person appointed by the Court of Protection under section 16 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to make decisions on behalf of a landlord who lacks capacity to make specified decisions for themselves;
(f) “dwelling type” means the physical form of the dwelling such as a detached house, semi-detached house, terraced house or a flat;
(g) “EIC” means the electrical installation certificate which demonstrates that a property complies with the requirements of Part P of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations;
(h) “EICR” means the report provided by an individual conducting the inspection and test required by regulation 3(1) of the Electrical Safety Standards Regulations which gives the results of the inspection and test and the date by which the next inspection and test must be carried out;
(i) “EICR expiry date” means the date specified in the EICR as being the date by which the next inspection and test must be carried out;
(j) “Electrical Safety Standards Regulations” means the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020;
(k) “energy performance rating” has the meaning given in regulation 11 of the Energy Performance Regulations;
(l) “Energy Performance Regulations” means the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012;
(m) “EPC” means an energy performance certificate within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Energy Performance Regulations;
(n) “gas safety record” means a copy of the record made in compliance with regulation 36(3)(c) of the Gas Safety Regulations which records the safety checks carried out in accordance with regulation 36(3)(a) and (b) of those Regulations;
(o) “Gas Safety Regulations” means the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998;
(p) “gas” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Gas Safety Regulations;
(q) “guardian” means a person appointed as a guardian under the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017;
(r) “HMO licence” means a licence granted under Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004 authorising the occupation of a house in multiple occupation which is required to be licensed under section 55 of that Act;
(s) “lead trustee” means the trustee appointed by the trustees as being the lead trustee for the purposes of registration on the database;
(t) “minimum level of energy efficiency” has the meaning given in regulation 22(b) of the PRS Energy Efficiency Regulations;
(u) “PRS Energy Efficiency Regulations” means the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015;
(v) “PRS Exemptions Register” is the register maintained by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 36 of the PRS Energy Efficiency Regulations;
(w) “receiver” (but not in relation to an administrative receiver) means a person appointed by the mortgagee under section 109 of the Law of Property Act 1925 or under the terms of the mortgage, with authority to demand, collect and recover rents and profits arising from the mortgaged property following the mortgagor’s default;
(x) “registered MEES exemption” means any exemption to the prohibition in regulation 23(1) of the PRS Energy Efficiency Regulations relied on by the landlord and registered on the PRS Exemptions Register;
(y) “selective licence” means a licence granted under section 88 of the Housing Act 2004 in respect of a house situated in a selective licensing area designated under section 80 of that Act;
(z) an EPC is “valid” if it is an EPC which meets the requirements set out in regulation 9(2) of the Energy Performance Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348286861/schedule/3/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-private-rented-sector-database-regulations-2026/schedule-3/paragraph-18
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