(1) Where injury to person or property -
(a) is caused by the negligent use of a mechanically propelled vehicle belonging to the State, or
(b) is caused by the negligent use of a mechanically propelled vehicle not belonging to the State in a case in which -
(i) the vehicle is being used when under seizure by a person in the service of the State in the course of his duty, or
(ii) the vehicle is being used, by a member of the Garda Síochána or an officer of any Minister, for the purpose of a test, removal or disposition of the vehicle pursuant to this Act or any regulation thereunder,
subsection (2) or subsection (3) (whichever is appropriate) of this section shall apply.
(2) Where the injury is an injury to person causing death, the Minister for Finance shall be liable to an action for damages under the Fatal Injuries Act, 1956, for the benefit of the dependants, within the meaning of that Act, of the deceased.
(3) Where the injury is not an injury to person causing death, the M