9.—(1) Save in so far as the chief officer may allow at the request of the candidate concerned, a person shall not be eligible for appointment to a police force if he or a relative included in his family has a business interest within the meaning of regulation 7, and paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 8 shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of this regulation as they apply for the purposes of regulation 7.
(2) In its application to a candidate for appointment as chief officer, F1... paragraph (1) shall have effect as if for any reference to the chief officer there were substituted a reference to the [F2local policing body].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 9(2) omitted (16.1.2012 in relation to the Metropolitan police district; 22.11.2012 in relation to the other police areas in E.W.) by virtue of The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3026), regs. 1(1), 6(2)(b)
F2Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (16.1.2012 in relation to the Metropolitan police district; 22.11.2012 in relation to the other police areas in E.W.) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3026), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(g)