Section 51: Relation of assignee’s title. The insolvency of a debtor, whether the same takes place on

51. Relation of assignee’s title. The insolvency of a debtor, whether the same takes place on the debtor’s on petition or upon that of a creditor or creditors, shall be deemed to have relation back to and to commence at— (a) the time of the commission of the act of insolvency on which an order of adjudication is made against him, or (b) if the insolvent is proved to have committed more acts of insolvency than one, the time of the first of the acts of insolvency proved to have been committed by the insolvent within three months next preceding the date of the presentation of the insolvency petition: Provided that no insolvency petition or order of adjudication shall be rendered invalid by reason of any act of insolvency committed anterior to the debt of the petitioning creditor.

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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