Section 86: Resistance to arrest

(1) A person subject to service law under this Act who, being concerned in any quarrel or disorder, refuses to obey an officer who orders him into arrest, or strikes or otherwise uses violence or offers violence to the officer, is guilty of an offence under this section whether or not the officer is his superior.
(2) A person subject to service law under this Act who strikes or otherwise uses violence or offers violence to a person whose duty it is to apprehend him or in whose custody he is, is guilty of an offence under this section.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on conviction by a court-martial, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, "officer" for the purpose of this section, includes a warrant or non-commissioned officer.