s 10 Offence of providing false or misleading information for allowances claims
(1) A member of the House of Commons commits an offence if the member— (a) makes a claim under the MPs' allowances scheme, and (b) provides information for the purposes of the claim that the member knows to be false or misleading in a material respect. (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine or to both. (2A) In the application of this section in England and Wales, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022). (3) In the application of this section— (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) in Northern Ireland, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.