S9 (b) furnish the complainant with a copy of the proposed settlement agreement; and (c) invite the complainant to provide its views including possible remedies in relation to the proposed settlement agreement. (6) After considering the representations of the complainant, if any, the Commission may advise the respondent enterprise whether it will accept the settlement agreement. (7) For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission has no obligation to accept the views of the complainant or the terms of the settlement proposal. (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Regulation, the Commission shall not be obliged to initiate or enter into settlement negotiations with any respondent. Time periods for the investigation of complaints 14. The Commission must consider and make a determination in relation to any act of an anti competitive or unfair nature in relation to an investigation of an alleged anti-competitive trade practice which it either initiated or received as a complaint from a third party in terms of section I 1 (2)(a) and (b) and section 33 of the Act (a) within ninety (90) days from the date on which the Commission gave a press statement or published a notice in respect of the investigation in terms of these Regulations; (b) where the Commission is of the opinion that the period referred to in sub-regulation (a) is not sufficient the Commission may, before the expiry of that period, by notice in writing to the respondent enterprise and the complainant, if any, extend the relevant period for a further single period, not exceeding sixty (60) days, specified in the notice; and (c) an extension of time in terms of sub-regulation (b) begins on the next day following the date on which the initial ninety days period expires. Authorization procedures for allowable acts 15. (1) Upon receiving an application for authorization in terms of section 37(1) of the Act, the Commission may (a) where the application appears to be incomplete, request the outstanding information that would render the application capable of informed assessment in terms of the - provisions of the Act; and (b) where the application appears to be materially incomplete, advise the applicant within seven (7) days of receipt of such an application that the application will not be considered by the Commission pending the submission of the required information to the Commission within the time period set out in the notice in terms of this sub regulation. (2) If information is not received within the time frame set out in the notice in terms of sub regulation (1 )(b), the applicant shall be deemed to have abandoned the application. (3) When determining whether or not to grant an authorization application for allowable acts, the Commission may consider any of the following factors, namely(c) the impact of the authorization on-