These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46 of, and paragraphs 2(1), 4(1) and 6(1) of Schedule 5 to, the Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), in order to address operability issues and deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and to make provision in retained EU law governing rural development programmes for securing domestic support for rural development in Wales.