For the first time, the association had a formal constitution, and permanent offices in Monaco.

In 2004/5, the Vikings became a club subject to a formal constitution.

It had performed similar functions to those described above, although there had been no formal constitution.

But at the meeting's close there was no mention of a formal constitution, policy statement or even an agreed date for the first committee meeting.

Although not a formal constitution, the document outlined the laws of the government.

Israel was supposed to adopt a formal written constitution a few months after its declaration of independence on 14 May 1948.

In 2003 it adopted a new two-tier structure with a formal constitution.

A metaconstitution, unlike formal constitutions, never needs to be written.

In 1936, the country adopted its first formal constitution, which on paper at least granted freedom of speech, religion, and assembly.

In the 1960s they adopted a formal constitution and formed a governing structure choosing a national president.