Decisions taken under Article 70 shall be inoperative until the deadline for making objections has expired or, where an objection has been made, until a decision has been taken on the objection. Article 72 The authority to impose a fine lapses five years after the infringement has been committed. Article 73 1. A fine shall be payable within six weeks of the decision imposing the fine entering into force. 2. Where fines have not been paid within the time limit stipulated under (1), the parties owing the fines shall be sent notice in writing to pay the amount of the fine, plus the costs of the notice to pay, within two weeks. 3 . Where payment is not made within the time limit stipulated under (2), the Commission can issue an order to pay the fine owing, plus the costs of the notice to pay and order to pay. 4. Orders to pay shall be served by bailiff's writ, at the expense of the persons owing the fines, and shall be enforceable within the meaning of the Second Book of the Code of Civil Procedure. 5. For six weeks following the day on which the writ is served, objections to the order to pay may be made by a writ against the State. 6. The objection has the effect of suspending execution. At the request of the State, the courts may cancel the suspension of execution. Article 74 Our Minister may decide on policy provisions governing the execution of the powers of the Commission to impose fines. Section 3. Penal sanctions Article 75 1. Responsible parties who act in contravention of the provisions laid down by or under Articles 4(3), 27, 28 or 78(2)(a), shall be punished with a fine coming under the second category. 2. Responsible parties who deliberately commit an offence referred to under (1) shall be punished with a prison sentence for a maximum of six months or a fine coming under the third category. 3. The punishable offences under (1) are petty offences. The punishable offences under (2) are indictable offences. 4. Besides the officials designated by or under Article 141 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the officials from the secretariat of the Commission designated for this purpose by Our Minister are also responsible for detecting the offences defined in this article. 5. The right to pursue criminal proceedings lapses where the Commission has already imposed a fine.