Part II Discipline and Trial and Punishment of Air-Force Offences

Disorderly conduct

F143A Fighting, threatening words etc.

Any person subject to air-force law who, without reasonable excuse—

(a)

fights with any other person, whether subject to military law or not, or

(b)

uses threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative words or behaviour likely to cause a disturbance,

shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.