Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 18

PART 14 N.I. MISCELLANEOUS

Expenditure etc N.I.

Prospective

Payment for necessary goods and services N.I.

279—(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.