The Court may, in other than the case of recurrence, instead of ruling the penalties stipulated in Articles (41), (42), (43), (44) replace the penalty by placing the Convict in one of the treatment and rehabilitation units for addicts stipulated in Article (5) of this Law by Decree, after taking the Supervising Committee opinion, provided that the Committee shall submit a report to the Court on his condition within six months or whenever it is requested to submit it. A placement of person in the Unit who was previously ordered to be placed therein in implementation of a previous ruling, or who has not been released from it for more than three years may not be permitted.
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