3.—A person, whatever his or her nationality, whether within or outside the State, who—
(a) attempts to commit or conspires to commit the offence of torture, or
(b) does an act with the intent to obstruct or impede the arrest or prosecution of another person, including a person who is a public official, in relation to the offence of torture,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.
