What is the reason we try to find objections?
You've got me thinking - why do I hate it? I think it's because I have a sixth sense that the unusual nature of it could create safety issues, as others have said too. Hopefully not for sparks, though we do all make mistakes sometimes especially when tired. I'm thinking more of the DIY hero, or those that know enough to be dangerous.
So how do we feel about two rather predictable regs:
314 Division of Installation
314.1 Every installation shall be divided into circuits, as necessary, to:
ii) facilitate safe inspection, testing and maintenance
vi) prevent the indirect energizing of a circuit intended to be isolated
One might easily turn off and lock off "upstairs sockets", try a few sockets, and on a bad day having found every other socket upstairs dead not check the one that matters carefully enough. This might be construed to contravene indent ii).
It could work backwards too, you check that one and assume the rest are dead.
Unless there is space to adequately label the circuit, one would not expect the Shower breaker to be energising a double socket.
Another thought is 538.2. - saying that devices for isolation should be clearly identified by position or durable marking. If a shower pull cord isolator isolates a double socket, that probably contravenes this concept.
The question is, are these nit-picking issues from the regs book which are all open to interpretation legitimate enough reasons for the situation to worse than a C3?