2.—(1) This regulation applies where the Authority is the EEA consolidated supervisor.
(2) An application may be made to the Authority—
(a)by an EEA parent credit institution and its subsidiaries;
(b)by an EEA parent investment firm and its subsidiaries; or
(c)jointly by the subsidiaries of an EEA parent financial holding company.
(3) An application must be made in such manner as the Authority may direct.