Section 11: Debtor’s petition
consolidated text (as at 2000). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
11. Debtor’s petition
(1) A debtor’s petition shall allege that the debtor is unable to pay his
debts and the presentation of it shall be deemed an act of bankruptcy without the previous filing by the debtor of any declaration of inability to pay his
debts and the Court shall thereupon make a receiving order.
(2) A debtor’s petition shall not, after presentation, be withdrawn without the leave of the Court.