The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Thames Water Supply Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1877 and it shall be read and construed with and as part of “The Thames Water Supply Act, 1876” (hereinafter called “the said Act).”

Sections twenty-six and twenty-eight of the said Act shall be read and construed as if the word “ten” appeared therein in place of the words “eight,” “two,” and “five,” respectively; and section twenty-nine of the said Act shall be read and construed as if the words “in the form in the said Schedule,” where they appear therein after the word “interest,” had not so appeared.

The Committee are hereby empowered to do such acts, matters, and things, and to take, enter upon, and occupy such waters and lands, as they might do, take, enter upon, and occupy for the purpose of supplying water if the said Committee were a body entitled to take lands for public works under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1876.”