Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Offences - Offences involving guard duty, violence, and insubordination

43: Fighting or causing a disturbance

You could also call this:

"Fighting or causing trouble is against the rules and can lead to imprisonment."

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You can commit an offence if you fight someone who is not an enemy. You can also commit an offence if you use bad language to someone who is not an enemy. This can lead to imprisonment for up to 3 months. You are also committing an offence if you cause trouble or behave in a way that might cause trouble. This is against the rules and can get you into serious trouble. You must follow the rules to avoid getting into trouble. If you do any of these things, you can be punished under the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971. You will be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months. This is a serious punishment, so you must be careful what you do.

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Part 2Offences
Offences involving guard duty, violence, and insubordination

43Fighting or causing a disturbance

  1. Every person subject to this Act commits an offence, and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, who—

  2. fights any person other than an enemy; or
    1. uses threatening, insulting, or provocative language to any person not being an enemy; or
      1. causes a disturbance or behaves in a manner likely to cause a disturbance.