3.—(1) The database of dog control notices to be created by the Improvement Service is established as the Scottish dog control database.
(2) The Improvement Service is appointed as the database operator.
(3) The database operator is to—
(a)maintain the database,
(b)control access to the database, and
(c)supervise and assist in the making, alteration and deletion of entries by local authorities in the database to the extent that it considers appropriate.
(4) Entries in the database may only be made, altered or deleted by—
(a)an employee of a local authority authorised by that authority for that purpose and permitted by the database operator to do so,
(b)an employee of the database operator or a person acting on its behalf.
(5) The database operator may permit the database to be viewed only by—
(a)an employee of a local authority authorised by that authority for that purpose,
(b)a constable,
(c)a member of the police staff,
(d)an employee of the database operator or a person acting on its behalf.