S5 Disorderly behaviour involves which of the following?

• A. Covers behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.
• B. Disorderly behaviour.
• C. A person using or threatening unlawful violence that causes fear for personal safety.
• D. 12 or more people using or threatening unlawful violence.

Answer: (B)

Section 5 deals with Disorderly behaviour in public. The offence is defined by the label itself: the behaviour that police can arrest for is simply “Disorderly behaviour” in a public place, typically when someone’s conduct is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to others. It doesn’t hinge on violence or a large crowd—that’s covered by other offences such as violent disorder or riot. So the best answer is the label of the offence itself, because that is how Section 5 is defined and applied. The other options describe violence or large-group scenarios that belong to different offences.