Disorderly or offensive conduct or language
7 Disorderly or offensive conduct or language
A person who, in a public place or a police station—
behaves in a disorderly or offensive manner; or
fights with another person; or
uses offensive language, is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $1 250 or imprisonment for 3 months.
A person who disturbs the public peace is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $1 250 or imprisonment for 3 months.
In this section—
disorderly includes riotous;
offensive includes threatening, abusive or insulting;
public place includes, in addition to the places mentioned in section 4—
a ship or vessel (not being a naval ship or vessel) in a harbor, port, dock or river;
premises or a part of premises in respect of which a licence is in force under the Liquor
Licensing Act 1997.
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