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(a) Identify the Operative Fact Doctrine and state the controlling rule governing acts performed under a repealed or amended land-registration law.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: In May 2004, decedent D executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate partitioning D's estate and transferring Lot No. 316, Block 52, to Heir J; the deed was registered and a Transfer Certificate of Title was issued in J's name on June 25, 2004. On January 1, 2011, the old Land Registration Act was repealed and replaced by a new Land Registration Code. In 2019, K challenges J's title as void due to repeal. Decide whether J's title remains valid or not under the Operative Fact Doctrine, and explain the effect on K's claim.