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