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(a) Identify the Operative Fact Doctrine and state the controlling rule governing acts performed under a repealed or amended land-registration law.
(b) Apply the doctrine to the following facts: On April 10, 2003, A executed a deed of absolute sale of a parcel of land to B under the Land Registration Act then in force. Possession was delivered to B on April 20, 2003, and a Transfer Certificate of Title was issued in B’s name on May 15, 2003. On October 1, 2010, the statute was repealed and replaced by a new Land Registration Law. In 2015, C challenges B’s title as void due to repeal. Decide whether B’s title remains valid or not under the Operative Fact Doctrine, and explain the effect on C’s claim.