These Regulations are principally made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) (“the Act”) to address failures of retained European Union law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (“deficiencies”). In particular, these Regulations address deficiencies under paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (g) of section 8(2) of the Act and transfer functions under section 8(6) of the Act.