(1) An application to the court for a special administration order may be made to the court by -

(a) the investment bank;

(b) the directors of the investment bank;

(c) one or more creditors of the investment bank;

(d) the designated officer for a magistrates' court in the exercise of the power conferred by section 87A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 [1980 c. 43; section 87A was inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), section 62(1) and amended by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), section 248(3), Schedule 17, paragraph 2, the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), section 109(1), Schedule 8, paragraph 224(1), (2), (3), Schedule 10, and the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), section 62(3), Schedule 13, paragraphs 45, 53(1), (2), (3), (4).] (fines imposed on companies);

(e) (subject to paragraph (7)), a contributory of the investment bank;

(f) a combination of persons listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e);

(g) the Secretary of State;

(h) the FCA; or

(i) if the investment bank is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA.