The overriding clause in Section 15 gives primacy to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act over:

Section 15 opens "Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973" and makes offences under the Act cognizable and non-bailable. It does not override the Penal Code, the Civil Procedure Code or the POCSO Act.

Current law: the Code of Criminal Procedure was replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024, and references to it are read accordingly.