# Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 279: Payment for necessary goods and services

Status: prospective

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/279 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-279
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