These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Act) 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a) and (g) of section 8(2) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.