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Rules of Court Section 3. Duty of arresting officer
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An Act titled the National Land Registry Modernization Act (NLRMA) was enacted on November 20, 2025 and published in the Official Gazette on November 28, 2025. The Act provides: (a) This Act shall take effect on February 1, 2026. (b) For purposes of land title applications, all applications filed on or after February 1, 2026 shall be governed by NLRMA; all applications filed before February 1, 2026 shall be governed by the law previously in force. Elias filed an application for title on January 25, 2026. 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 Elias’s January 25, 2026 filing is governed by the old law or by NLRMA. (c) If Elias had filed the application on February 1, 2026, what law governs?