Different bodies at different times in varying spatial limits adopt regulations. The goals of their adoption are also uneven. This situation cannot but affect the nature of existing by-laws, as well as the laws themselves, which in some cases conflict with each other. In this regard, before starting to streamline public relations, it is necessary to put in order all the documents received. For this, a systematization of normative legal acts is carried out - streamlining, bringing documents in a specific order (system).
Structuring is necessary to ensure the accessibility of the legislative framework and the convenience of its application. The systematization of legal acts eliminates inefficient and outdated provisions. Streamlining the provisions helps to resolve legal disputes, bridges gaps.
There are different types of systematization of legal acts:
- Incorporation. This form provides for the consolidation of the provisions in the collection without making changes to their content. Moreover, each act retains an independent legal significance. Incorporation can be carried out in accordance with chronological (taking into account the time of adoption of the provisions), thematic (taking into account the topic) and other principles. This systematization of legal acts is considered the simplest. Incorporation is divided into informal and official. The latter should include the Legislative Assembly. Unofficial incorporation includes collections of provisions on legal sectors that are published for educational purposes. Such materials cannot be invoked, for example, in legal proceedings .
- Consolidation. Systematization of normative legal acts in this form involves combining several provisions without changing their content into one act. Moreover, each of the provisions loses its independent meaning in the legal sense. In this case, the systematization of normative legal acts is carried out taking into account the relevance of documents to one occupation (for example, education, health care, etc.). Consolidation is considered the most compromise form of structuring. It combines the signs of incorporation and codification. This form of systematization is used as an intermediate stage.
- Codification. This form provides for the combination of provisions with amendments to their content in a logically integral, single document. Codification eliminates obsolete material and contradictory provisions. Along with this, a new order of behavior is being formed, the logic of the rules is ensured, and their consistency is formed. In this regard, codification is considered the most laborious and complex way of systematization. This form of ordering may be universal. In this case, a substantial part of the legislative framework is being processed. Codification can be industry specific. In this case, provisions belonging to a specific industry are processed. This form of systematization can be special. In this case, work is carried out with provisions relating to any institution.
Codification provides for the processing of acts in accordance with their content in a reasonable, systematic statement in the new code, law, set of provisions and so on. Only legal authorities can streamline the legal provisions adopted on this form. As a result of codification, a new code, code or normative act always arises. One of the main features of this form of streamlining is the fact that the new, codified law is the main among others in this field.