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10.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) a minibus shall not be fitted with any—
(a)electrical circuit which is liable to carry a current exceeding that for which it was designed;
(b)cable for the conduct of electricity unless it is suitably insulated and protected from damage;
(c)electrical circuit, other than a charging circuit, which includes equipment other than—
(i)a starter motor,
(ii)a glow plug,
(iii)an ignition circuit, and
(iv)a device to stop the vehicle’s engine,
unless it includes a fuse or circuit breaker so, however, that one fuse or circuit breaker may serve more than one circuit; or
(d)electrical circuit with a voltage exceeding 100 volts unless there is connected in each pole of the main supply of electricity which is not connected to earth a manually-operated switch which is—
(i)capable of disconnecting the circuit, or, if there is more than one, every circuit, from the main supply,
(ii)not capable of disconnecting any circuit supplying any lamp with which the vehicle is required to be fitted, and
(iii)located inside the vehicle in a position readily accessible to the driver.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a high tension ignition circuit or a circuit within a unit of equipment.
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