that is all on the Football Association site (who govern the game in this country)
The Football League apparently have set the ban for all its members which is why the Conference and the Premier League for example have different rules
It states that any club who is unsure of whether they are liable or not should contact the local authority - nowhere doe sit say that the authority have the right to enforce any kind of restriciton of movement.
I can only conclude from this that the ban enforced by the FL on its members is unlawful and could be challenged by the relevant people.
If LCC do have the power to restrict movement of people to areas where they legally legally legally smoke then we would need to devise a way or rule whereby people have left the premises but haven't left the 'ground' if that makes sense (how about a hot air balloon still tethered to the concourse but not actually on the premises
?)
Fans of many clubs are starting to get really fed up of this now and I think that sooner or later there will be a campaign of some sorts that forces the League's hand. We need to know what the ruling is from the Football League and how they have quantified it legally. What right do they have to tell me what I can and can't do? what right do they have to enforce a rule that has no substance in law but may affect the financial welfare of a club?