Kuala Lampur, Aug. 15 -- In "Issues before the courts in the dispute over the issuance and renewal of business licences for pool betting operators in Kedah" I explained the first of three issues for consideration by the Court of Appeal in the dispute over the issuance and renewal of business licences for pool betting operators in Kedah.

The second issue concerns the constitutional demarcation between federal power over betting and lottery, and state power over local government and premises licensing.

The relevant constitutional provisions are Articles 4, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81 and the Legislative Lists in the Ninth Schedule - that is, List I (Federal List) and List II (State List).

Article 4(1) declares the Federal Constitution to be the s...