Glebe Lands Leasing Powers (Ireland) Act, 1857

When Patron is under Incapacity or beyond Seas.

IX. Whenever the Patron shall happen to be a Minor, Idiot, Lunatic, or Feme Covert, it shall be lawful for the Guardian, Committee of the Estate, or Husband (as the Case may be) of such Patron (but in the Case of a Feme Covert not being a Minor, Idiot, or Lunatic, with her Consent in Writing,) to execute the Instrument by which such Consent is to be testified in Testimony of the Consent of such Patron, and such Execution shall, for the Purposes of this Act, be deemed and taken to be an Execution by the Patron of the Benefice.