[fact of the matter is that the CAA have said that you cutting the licence to fit the supplied wallet invalidates the certificate
That doesn't mean it's law
It could be that some puffed-up self-important halfwit bellend has DECIDED that he has the power to decree
"that's the law, 'cos I say so, and I'M in charge of the rubber stamp....so kowtow to me, or else"
I'd suggest the LICENSE is the conferring of the priviledges.....the bit of paper is only a confirmation of the records held at Belgrano.....like I said, - colour L@ser copy, indistinguishable from the original....chop it, produce it, let the jobsworth work himself into a paddy , then innocently produce an intact, folded copy from the back. Of course, you don't tell him that's a copy as well...the original is at home, in a safe place, isn't it?