Paragraph 2
As regards water, if, in the case of any animal, such a request is not made, so that the animal remains without a supply of water for 24 consecutive hours—
(a)
the consignor and the person in charge of the animal shall each be guilty of an offence against this Act; and
(b)
it shall lie on the person charged to prove such a request and the time within which the animal had a supply of water.