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An Act titled the Land Titles Modernization Act (LTMA) was enacted on December 1, 2023 and published in the Official Gazette on December 15, 2023. The Act provides: (a) This Act shall take effect on February 1, 2024. (b) For purposes of land title applications, all applications filed on or after February 1, 2024 shall be governed by this Act; all applications filed before February 1, 2024 shall be governed by the law previously in force. A person, Maria, filed an application for title on January 25, 2024. The Clerk of Court denies the application, citing the old law. (a) Identify the controlling rule under Article 2 of the Civil Code regarding when laws take effect. (b) Determine whether Maria’s January 25, 2024 filing is governed by the old law or by the LTMA. (c) If Maria had filed the application on February 1, 2024, what law governs?