5.—(1) The administrator must ensure that—
(a)prospective sector associations are able to apply to enter into umbrella agreements using the Register; and
(b)sector associations are able to apply on behalf of prospective operators for the prospective operators to enter into underlying agreements.
(2) The administrator must, in relation to each agreement, set up an account for each sector association or operator as soon as reasonably practicable after the sector association or operator has entered into an agreement.
(3) Subject to paragraph (5), the administrator must ensure that each account contains the agreement to which the account relates.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the administrator must ensure that each account of an operator—
(a)records sufficient information to demonstrate whether the target has been met; and
(b)records any surplus.
(5) The administrator is not under any obligation to ensure that an account records the information in paragraph (3) or (4) if the account holder fails to supply sufficient information to the administrator to enable the administrator to comply with its obligations under paragraph (3) or (4).
(6) The administrator must take reasonable steps to ensure that from, at the latest, 1st April 2013—
(a)so far as reasonably practicable, communications between the administrator and a sector association take place using the Register;
(b)a sector association is able to access its account to update its personal information and input any information to meet its obligations under its agreement; and
(c)a sector association is able to access the account of an operator on behalf of the operator to update the personal information of the operator and input any information to meet the obligations of the operator under its agreement.
(7) The administrator must take reasonable steps to ensure that from, at the latest, 1st December 2014, if requested by an operator—
(a)so far as reasonably practicable, communications between the administrator and an operator take place using the Register; and
(b)an operator is able to access its account to update its personal information and input any information to meet its obligations under its agreement.
(8) The administrator may record any information on the Register which it considers reasonable so to record.