(1) Where the insult is committed as a response to a civil tort, a penalty may be reduced by up to one third (or not imoposed at all).

(2) Where the offence is committed in response to an intentional injury, no penalty shall be imposed.

(3) Where an insult is committed reciprocally, depending upon the nature of the case, the penalty to be imposed on both of them, or one of them, may be reduced by up to one third (or not imposed at all).