(1)A company shall, on being so required by any member, send to him a copy of the memorandum and of the articles (if any), and a copy of any Act of Parliament which alters the memorandum, subject to payment—
(a)in the case of a copy of the memorandum and of the articles, of 5 pence or such less sum as the company may prescribe, and
(b)in the case of a copy of an Act, of such sum not exceeding its published price as the company may require.
(2)If a company makes default in complying with this section, the company and every officer of it who is in default is liable for each offence to a fine.