COMMENTARY on the PROTOCOL AMENDING the SINGLE CONVENTION on NARCOTIC DRUGS, 1961
Done at Geneva on 25 March 1972
UNITED NATIONS
New York, 1976

FOREWORD

This Commentary was prepared as a project of the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control and. was financed by that Fund. It was written by Mr. Adolf Lande, former Secretary of the Permanent Central Narcotics Board and Drug Supervisory Body, under the responsibility of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs.

Abbreviations
Preamble to the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 

Article No.
01. Amendments to article 2, paragraphs 4, 6 and 7 of the Single Convention
02. Amendments to the title of article 9 of the Single Convention and its paragraph 1 and insertion of new paragraphs 4 and 5   
03. Amendments to article 10, paragraphs 1 and 4 of the Single Convention
04. Amendment to article 11, paragraph 3 of the Single Convention
05. Amendment to article 12, paragraph 5 of the Single Convention
06. Amendments to article 14, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Single Convention
07. New article 14 bis
08. Amendment to article 16 of the Single Convention 
09. Amendments to article 19, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of the Single Convention
10. Amendments to article 20 of the Single Convention  
11. New article 21 bis 
12. Amendment to article 22 of the Single Convention 
13. Amendment to article 35 of the Single Convention 
14. Amendments to article 36, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Single Convention
15. Amendments to article 38 of the Single Convention and its title
16. New article 38 bis
17. Languages of the Protocol and procedures for signature, ratification and accession
18. Entry into force  
19. Effect of entry into force 
20. Transitional provisions
21. Reservations
22. Article 22, concluding paragraph and attestation clause