Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting the definition of dealing from subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:

dealing means any document in writing (other than a grant) which is registrable or capable of being made registrable under this Act or in respect of which any recording in the Register is by this or any other Act required or permitted to be made and includes a priority notice, but for the purposes of Part IX does not include a caveat or a withdrawal of a caveat;

(b) by inserting in subsection (2) "owner," after "person as" .