If it is a right of way, local authoritieshave the duty and powers under the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967, section 46,to keep any right of way free of obstruction. The authority may institute legalproceedings and generally take such steps as it deems expedient.The Land Reform (Scotland) Act2003, section 13, provides access authorities with the duty and powers to keep openand free from obstruction any routes by which access rights may reasonably be exercised,and section 14 of the act sets out the powers and procedures for dealing with obstructions.