Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · s 39

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s 39Insubordinate behaviour

(1)

Any person subject to military law who —

(a)

strikes or otherwise uses violence to, or offers violence to, his superior officer; or

(b)

uses threatening or insubordinate language to his superior officer, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act:

Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged under this subsection to prove that he neither knew nor had reasonable cause to believe that the person in relation to whom the offence is alleged to have been committed was his superior officer.

(2)

In this section, “superior officer”, in relation to any person, means an officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of superior rank and includes an officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of equal rank but greater seniority while exercising authority as that person’s superior.