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8.  Further rules pertaining to the procedure of conditional detention under an entrustment order may 

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be set by Governmental Decree.  
Section 38a 
1.  Under the conditions referred to in subsection (1) of section 38, the person detained under an 
entrustment order may have to allow himself to be admitted to an institution designated by the 
court, submit to treatment provided by a professional designated in the judgment or take medicine 
prescribed by the attending doctor or permit this medicine to be administered to him by the 
attending doctor. 
2.  Regulations pertaining to the requirements which an institution to be designated must meet, may 
be laid down by or pursuant to Governmental Decree.  
3.  The Public Prosecution Service shall supervise compliance with the conditions set in accordance 
with rules to be laid down by Governmental Decree. 
Section 38b 
The court may, on application of the Public Prosecution Service or of the person detained under an 
entrustment order or his defence counsel, subject to the provisions of the preceding sections of this 
Chapter:  
1°.  supplement, amend or revoke the conditions; 
2°.  appoint an institution, other than the one previously appointed, to provide assistance and 
support in complying with the conditions. 
 
Section 38c 
On application of the Public Prosecution Service, the court may order that the person detained under 
an entrustment order receive compulsory treatment in the event of non-compliance with a condition set 
or if otherwise such treatment is required in the interest of the safety of others or the general safety of 
persons or of property.