If you are considering:

1)      lending money to a company;

2)      purchasing an asset from a company (such as a bulldozer from a construction company); or are

3)      considering buying a company outright,

then you should check to see if the company has previously pledged its assets to a third party as this can affect your legal rights. To assist you in this investigation, visit the Tongan PPSA registry site maintained by the Ministry and found at https://ppsa.to/.  If you are considering buying land from a company you should check with the Lands Ministry.