46. Incapacitated Persons

Where by reason of infancy, lunacy, or any other cause any person interested in any ship or any share therein, is incapable of making any declaration or doing anything required or permitted by this Part to be made or done in connection with the registry of the ship or share, the guar-dian or committee, if any, of that person, or, if there is none, any person appointed on application made on behalf of the incapable person, or of any other person interested, by any court or judge having jurisdiction in respect of the property of incapable persons, may make such declaration or a declaration as nearly corresponding thereto as circumst-ances permit, and do such act or thing in the name and on

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Merchant Shipping behalf of the incapable person; and all acts done by the substitute shall be as effectual as if done by the person for whom he is substituted.