This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)A person subject to service law commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he fights another person.
(2)A person subject to service law commits an offence if—
(a)without reasonable excuse, his behaviour is—
(i)threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative; and
(ii)likely to cause a disturbance; and
(b)he intends to be, or is aware that his behaviour may be, threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative.
(3)For the purposes of this section a person’s “behaviour” includes anything said by him.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to any punishment mentioned in the Table in section 164, but any sentence of imprisonment imposed in respect of the offence must not exceed two years.
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