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Provision Reference: s 39 (pt 40/40)
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further amendment to Article 61, adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 1971, came into force on 24 September 1973. An amendment to Article 109, adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 1965, came into force on 12 June 1968.
The amendment to Article 23 enlarged the membership of the Security Council from eleven to fifteen.
The amended Article 27 provides that decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members (formerly seven) and on all other matters by an affirmative vote of nine members (formerly seven), including the concurring votes of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
The first amendment to Article 61 enlarged the membership of the Economic and Social Council from eighteen to twenty‑seven. The further amendment to Article 61 enlarged the membership of the Economic and Social Council to fifty‑four members.
The amendment to Article 109 provides that a General Conference of Member States for the purpose of reviewing the Charter may be held at a date and place to be fixed by a two‑thirds vote of the members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any nine members (formerly seven) of the Security Council.
The Schedule—Poland
Poland, which signed the Charter on 15 October 1945 (being a date subsequent to the date on which the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 received the Royal Assent), is also an original member.