Application. 2 (1) These Regulations apply in respect of the following mines: (a) metal mines that, at any time on or after June 6, 2002, (i) exceed an effluent flow rate of 50 m 3 per day, based on the effluent deposited from all the final discharge points of the mine, and (ii) deposit a deleterious substance in any water or place referred to in subsection 36(3) of the Act; and