# Mental Capacity Act 2005, Section 7: Payment for necessary goods and services


(1) If necessary goods or services are supplied to a person who lacks capacity to contract for the supply, he must pay a reasonable price for them.
(2) “Necessary” means suitable to a person's condition in life and to his actual requirements at the time when the goods or services are supplied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/section-7
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