(1) This Division, except where otherwise expressly provided, applies only to
writs issued or renewed, or orders, awards, determinations, notifications and
charges made or brought into effect after the commencement of this Act.
(2) A
reference in any other Act or other instrument to entry in, or to registration
in, the register of causes, writs and orders affecting land, however
expressed, is taken to be a reference to registration in the
General Register of Deeds.