http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/18/section/279Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016An Act to make new provision relating to persons who lack capacity; to make provision about the powers of criminal courts in respect of persons with disorder; to disapply Part 2 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in relation to persons aged 16 or over and make other amendments of that Order; to make provision in connection with the Convention on the International Protection of Adults signed at the Hague on 13th January 2000; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-07-25Expert Participation2022-04-01 PART 14 MISCELLANEOUS<Emphasis>Expenditure <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation></Emphasis>Payment for necessary goods and services2791If 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.2In 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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