Commentary on Sections Part 4: Sport Chapter 4 - Banning orders in relation to regulated matches Section 44: Banning orders: “violence” and “disorder”
This section gives the definitions of violence and disorder for the purposes of this Chapter.
Violence is defined as violence against persons or property and includes threatening violence and doing anything which endangers the life of any person.
Disorder includes stirring up sectarian hatred or hatred against groups of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, religious belief, sexual orientation or disability or against an individual as a member of such a group; using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour; and displaying any writing or other things which are threatening, abusive or insulting.