Section 30 sub section (1) of the Land Acquisi tion Amendment Act 68 of 1984 reads thus: "Transitional Provisions (1) the provisions of sub section (1A) of section 23 of the Principal Act, as inserted by Clause (a) of section 15 of this Act, shall apply, and shall be deemed to have applied, also to, and in relation to, (a) every proceeding for the acquisition of any land under the principal Act pending on the 30th day of April, 1982 (the date of introduction of the Land Acquisition (Amend ment) Bill, 1982, in the House of People), in which no award has been made by the Collector before that date; (b) every proceeding for the acquisition of any land under the principal Act commenced after that date, whether or not an award has been made by the Collector before the com mencement of this Act".