Section 35Part 8 — Provisional and Absolute Orders for Bankruptcy
Relation back to provisional order
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The effect of the provisional order shall be deemed to have relation back to and to commence at the time of the act of bankruptcy being completed on which the provisional order is made, hereinafter referred to as “the commencement of the bankruptcy”, or, if the debtor is proved to have committed more acts of bankruptcy than one, to have relation back and to commence at the time of the first of the acts of bankruptcy proved to have been committed by the debtor within six months next preceding the date of the presentment of the petition; but the effect of the provisional order shall not relate to any act of bankruptcy prior to the one on which such order is made, unless at the time of committing such prior act the debtor was indebted to some creator or creditors in a sum or sums sufficient to support a petition, and unless such debt or debts are still remaining due at the date of the provisional order.
Defined Terms
the commencement of the bankruptcy