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#### 139 Company must send copy of constitution to member (1) A company must send a copy of its constitution to a member of the company within 7 days if the member: (a) asks the company, in writing, for the copy; and (b) pays any fee (up to the prescribed amount) required by the company. (2) An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

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