The procedure for adopting an administrative act as a condition for its legality

Modern trends in the field of domestic public administration, constant updating of the legal framework and its modernization give impetus to the scientific development of the relevant issues. Interestingly, this process is inverse and interrelated. The close connection between theory and practice, law-making and science is an important condition for the effectiveness of any system, including any social one, since the mandatory adherence to the principle of scientificity has always served the stability and effectiveness of the functioning of the public administration system and the state in general, always provided a basis for taking into account historical experience, systematically ensured the productivity and correctness of the analysis of the current state of affairs with the identification of problems and the development of ways to solve them, as well as promptly provided empirical material for forecasting future events. 
The article examines, based on the analysis of doctrinal and normative sources, the procedure for adopting an administrative act as a condition for its legality. 
It is noted that the procedure for the adoption of an administrative act should be understood as the procedure established by law for the adoption (adoption, rendering) of a decision or a legally significant targeted action of an individual nature that has an external impact with the aim of achieving certain legal results for specific subjects – establishing, changing or terminating them rights and obligations. 
On the basis of a generalized analysis of known approaches to distinguishing the stages of adoption (adoption, issuance) of an administrative act, as well as the corresponding provisions of the Law of Ukraine «On Administrative Procedure», a unified model of such a procedure is outlined, which, according to the author, consists of the following stages: 1) initiation of administrative proceedings and initiation of an administrative case; 2) preparation of an administrative case for resolution; 3) investigation of the circumstances of the case and collection of evidence; 4) consideration of an administrative case; 5) adoption of an administrative act; 6) appeal of an administrative act (optional).