117. After issuing the certificate, the Minister may withhold part of any amount granted under this Act to the debtor and, where applicable, to the debtor’s family, up to the amount prescribed by regulation, and apply the amount withheld to the repayment of the debt. A withholding to the same end may also be made, after the issue of the certificate, in respect of any refund owed to the debtor by the Minister of Revenue pursuant to section 31 of the Act respecting the Ministère du Revenu (chapter M‐31). A withholding under the first paragraph interrupts prescription.