diff --git a/pkg/policystore/policystore.go b/pkg/policystore/policystore.go
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+package policystore
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	kyverno "github.com/nirmata/kyverno/pkg/api/kyverno/v1alpha1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+type Interface interface {
+	Register(policy *kyverno.Policy) error
+	UnRegister(policy *kyverno.Policy) error                       // check if the controller can see the policy spec for details?
+	LookUp(kind, namespace, name string, ls *metav1.LabelSelector) // returns a list of policies and rules that apply
+}
+
+type Store struct {
+	data map[string]string
+	mux  sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func NewStore() *Store {
+	s := Store{
+		data: make(map[string]string), //key: kind, value is the name of the policy
+	}
+
+	return &s
+}
+
+var empty struct{}
+
+func (s *Store) Register(policy *kyverno.Policy) error {
+	// check if this policy is already registered for this resource kind
+	kinds := map[string]string{}
+	// get kinds from the rules
+	for _, r := range policy.Spec.Rules {
+		rkinds := map[string]string{}
+		// matching resources
+		for _, k := range r.MatchResources.Kinds {
+			rkinds[k] = policy.Name
+		}
+		for _, k := range r.ExcludeResources.Kinds {
+			delete(rkinds, k)
+		}
+		// merge the result
+		mergeMap(kinds, rkinds)
+
+	}
+
+	// have all the kinds that the policy has rule on
+	s.mux.Lock()
+	defer s.mux.Unlock()
+	// merge kinds
+	mergeMap(s.data, kinds)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// merge m2 into m2
+func mergeMap(m1, m2 map[string]string) {
+	for k, v := range m2 {
+		m1[k] = v
+	}
+}