47.—(1) This Part applies—
(a)to an act done by or for purposes of a Minister of the Crown or government department, or
(b)to an act done on behalf of the Crown by a statutory body, or a person holding a statutory office,
as it applies to an act done by a private person.
(2) The provisions of Parts II to IV of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44) apply to proceedings against the Crown under this Part as they apply to Crown proceedings in Northern Ireland; but section 20 of that Act (removal of proceedings from county court to High Court) does not apply.
(3) In this Article—
“Crown proceedings” means proceedings which, by virtue of section 23 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947, are treated for the purposes of Part II of that Act as civil proceedings by or against the Crown;
“government department” means a Northern Ireland department or a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;
“statutory body” means a body set up by or under a statutory provision;
“statutory office” means an office so set up.