(1) Despite the provisions of any law in force at the date of the commencement of this Act every person presenting any deed of sale or any other deed or any document of whatever kind (wills excepted) for registration which may be legally registered in the registry office established for the registration of all real rights affecting immoveables and of all other acts requiring registration, shall, at the time of presentation supply the Registrar with 2 true and exact copies thereof and the Registrar shall, instead of transcribing at length such deed or document in a register as heretofore, after having examined the same and after having satisfied himself or herself as to their correctness, deposit one such copy in its proper order in a safe place to be kept for that purpose, and such copy shall, thereupon, be deemed to be the proper record of such deed or document.