Part I New Offences

2 Violent disorder.

1

Where 3 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety, each of the persons using or threatening unlawful violence is guilty of violent disorder.

2

It is immaterial whether or not the 3 or more use or threaten unlawful violence simultaneously.

3

No person of reasonable firmness need actually be, or be likely to be, present at the scene.

4

Violent disorder may be committed in private as well as in public places.

5

A person guilty of violent disorder is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine or both, or on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.