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, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable, paragraph (1) shall have effect as if for any reference to the chief officer there were substituted a reference to the police authority.