Premier Tony Wakeham says he plans to change the legislation dictating how long an MHA can be out of government before they can join boards that lobby government.

The issue came to light in the House of Assembly following Former Premier Andrew Furey’s appointment as vice-chair of the National Bank of Canada.

NDP Leader Jim Dinn questions whether decisions serve residents’ best interests or are driven by outside supporters when MHA’s are quick to join lobby groups.

Wakeham says the legislation, as it stands, dates back nearly 30 years.

“Right now all of that is governed by the House of Assembly Act, but as I’ve found out that act hasn’t been revised since 1993,” he told reporters.

“When you think about something that hasn’t been changed since 1993, right now it’s like one year, but I think that was a good question and what we need to do is we turn around and need to look at revising some of these rules and regulations that haven’t been looked at in a long time.”