(1) Where a wrong is committed by the use of a mechanically propelled vehicle belonging to the State, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform shall be liable to an action for damages in respect of damage resulting from the wrong in like manner as if the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform were the owner of the vehicle, and the person using the vehicle shall, for the purposes of such liability, be deemed to be the servant of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in so far as such person was acting in the course of his duty or employment.
(2) Proceedings may be brought against the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform by virtue of this section without obtaining the fiat of the Attorney General.
(3) Nothing in this section shall operate to relieve any person from liability in respect of damage resulting from his own wrong.
(4) For the purposes of this section, a mechanically propelled vehicle not belonging to the State shall -
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