【正文】 ey participate in military training or carry out military duties. On the occasion of taking part in important celebration activities such as on the National Day and Army Day, they may wear reserve officers uniforms with epaulets and insignias indicating their reserve ranks. Article 44 During the period when reserve officers working in State organs, public organizations, enterprises or institutions are participating in military training or carrying out military duties, their wages and bonuses shall be paid in full by their work units, and the benefits and treatment they are entitled to shall not be affected. Reserve officers other than those referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be given subsidies for their loss of working time during the period when they are participating in military training or carrying out military duties. Specific measures and standards therefor shall be stipulated by the people39。s governments of the provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government. When reserve officers participate in military training or carry out military duties, food allowances shall be provided and their toandfro traveling expenses reimbursed in accordance with the regulations of the State. Article 45 Reserve officers who participate in military training and acplish training tasks as required shall be given appropriate subsidies on the basis of their post grades. Standards of subsidies shall be formulated by the Ministry of Finance jointly with the General Staff, the General Political Department and the General Logistics Department of the People39。s Liberation Army, and the funds thus needed shall be guaranteed by the Central Government. Article 46 Where reserve officers have died or bee disabled in the course of their performance of military activities such as military training and military duties, the relevant affairs shall be handled with reference to the regulations of the State in respect of pensions and preferential treatment granted to the families of the deceased servicemen or to the disabled servicemen. Chapter VIII Retirement of Reserve OfficersArticle 47 Reserve officers shall be retired from reserve service when they have attained the maximum age for reserve service in peacetime. Article 48 The maximum age for reserve service of operational, political and logistics reserve officers in peacetime shall be: 55 for reserve officers at the divisional level。 55 for reserve officers at the regimental level。 50 for reserve officers at the battalion level。 45 for reserve officers at the pany level。 and 40 for reserve officers at the platoon level. The maximum age for reserve service in peacetime may be appropriately extended for a small number of reserve officers, provided this is necessitated by work and duly approved, however, the maximum age shall not be extended for more than 5 years. Article 49 The maximum age for reserve service of specialized technical officers in peacetime shall be: 60 for specialized technical reserve officers at the senior level。 55 for specialized technical reserve officers at the intermediate level。 and 50 for specialized technical reserve officers at the junior level. Article 50 Reserve officers who have not reached the maximum age for reserve service in peacetime shall be retired from reserve service when they are unable to continue to perform reserve service due to their injuries, sickness, disability or other reasons. Article 51 The limits of authority for approving the retirement of reserve officers from reserve service shall be the same as those prescribed in paragraph 3 of Article 15 of the present Law. Chapter IX Legal LiabilityArticle 52 Any reserve officer who has violated discipline during the period when he is participating in military training or carrying out military duties shall be given administrative sanctions in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Military Commission。 those whose act has constituted a crime shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law. Article 53 Any reserve officer who has refused or evaded the registration or military training and refused to correct their mistakes after persuasion shall be pelled to perform his obligations of military service by the local people39。s government. In wartime, any reserve officer who has refused or evaded the callup or military training shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law if the circumstances are serious. Article 54 Whoever, in his work of the administration of reserve officers, takes bribes, engages in malpractices for selfish ends or causes serious losses to work of reserve service because of his dereliction of duty shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law if the case constitutes a crime, or shall be given administrative sanctions if the case does not constitute a crime. Whoever obstructs reserve officers from participating in military training, carrying out military duties or performing other obligations of military service shall be ordered by the local people39。s government to make rectification, where no rectification is made, administrative sanctions shall be given according to law to the persons who are directly responsible for the case. Chapter X Supplementary ProvisionsArticle 55 This Law shall apply to the persons released from active service in the Chinese People39。s Armed Police Force and assigned to reserve service as reserve officers of the People39。s Liberation Army. Article 56 This Law shall go into effect as of January 1, 1996.