(1) A person commits an offence of perverting the course of justice if he or she acts or embarks upon a course of conduct which has a tendency to and is intended to pervert the course of justice.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the following acts or course of conduct may amount to the offence of perverting the course of justice—
(a) where a person knowingly makes a false allegation to the police to the effect that another person has committed a crime and as a result that other person is arrested;
(b) where an act is done by a person with the intention of concealing the fact that a crime has been committed, and it is immaterial whether or not proceedings are pending or have commenced in respect of the crime;
(c) where a person does an act with the intention of assisting another person whom he or she knows is wanted by the police to evade lawful arrest;
(d) where in judicial proceedings a witness alters his or her evidence or does not give evidence on account of affection, gain, reward or hope or promise of a reward;
(e) where a person who has been summoned as a witness without lawful excuse absents himself or herself in return for payment or reward;
(f) where a person by any means or with any promise, induces another to withdraw charges made or induces another not to pursue the prosecution of an offence;
(g) the publication of any matter calculated to prejudice the fair trial of a case pending in the Court.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 5 years.