And it's important to remember that the state doesn't see the law this way. I guarantee that whoever wrote the application forms didn't think they were passing a law about filling in section A3; they just wanted information about safety, and the style guide for writing forms says they get that information by putting a lettered and numbered section.
> And it's important to remember that the state doesn't see the law this way.
Yes, it is important to remember that the state is imbued with power, and also in many areas they have discretion, so if you want something discretionary from the state you need to
maintain a relationship with them or leverage.
But the term you need to remember is "toothless", there are some toothless laws, and some toothless enforcement agencies
When the consequences are negligible you can consider acting accordingly
