s 47 Relation back of Director General of Insolvency’s title
(1) The bankruptcy of a debtor, whether the same takes place on the debtor’s own petition or upon that of a creditor, shall be deemed to have relation back to and commence at the time of the act of bankruptcy being committed on which a bankruptcy order is made against him, or if the bankrupt is proved to have committed more acts of bankruptcy than one to have relation back to and to commence at the time of the first of the acts of bankruptcy proved to have been committed by the bankrupt within six months next preceding the date of the presentation of the bankruptcy petition. (2) No bankruptcy petition or bankruptcy order shall be rendered invalid by reason of any act of bankruptcy anterior to the debt of the petitioning creditor.